Planned industrial action at Teesport this Easter by tugboat crews employed by Svitzer Marine have been called off after Unite the union secured an improved pay offer. The workers were due to strike…Read more…
Svitzer tug boat crews in fresh strikes
Teesport is facing severe delays and disruption during the busy Easter period as tugboat crews employed by Svitzer Marine take fresh strike action in a dispute over pay. The crews, who are…Read more…
Tug boat crews to strike
Tug boats crews employed by Svitzer Marine at Teesport, the UK’s fifth largest container port, will begin strike action early next month in a dispute over pay. The company has attempted to impose a…Read more…
Tugboat strikes ‘shot across management’s bows’
Devonport naval base faces 96 hours of disruption next week when tugboat crews strike in the continuing rostering dispute, Unite said today (May 5). About 40 tractor tug crew members employed by…Read more…
Plymouth tugboat crew strike continues
Another 24 hour strike is to be held by Plymouth tugboat crews in the continuing rostering dispute, which will again cause serious disruption to naval traffic in the docks, Unite warned today (April…Read more…