Negotiation failed! The country's two major ports will strike at the same time, and more than half of the container traffic will be blocked
It is reported that the United Kingdom's Unite union confirmed that the Port of Felixstowe will hold a second eight-day strike from September 27 to October 5, which is in line with Liverpool's strike planned September 19 to October 3 . A coordinated strike is underway as talks between the port operator and the Unite union stall over the size of pay rises for more than 2,500 workers at both ports. The first strike brought the port of Felixstowe to a standstill, and the previous eight-day strike may have affected the movement of about $4.7 billion in containerized cargo, according to an analysis of trade data by MDS Transmodal, which is expected to last for months. " Further strike action will inevitably lead to delays and disruptions to the UK supply chain , but this is entirely of the company's own making." Unite union official Bobby Morton said the company was not seeking a negotiated agreement to resolve the dispute, but was trying to imposing a pay agreement. ...