Defiant dock workers have issued a warning to bosses that the Port of Liverpool will "literally become inoperable" as they plan further mass walk-outs.
Around 560 striking workers from the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company stood down at 6am on Monday, October 3, following 11 days of action, which ended in a stalemate, with no new offers from either side. They will return to the negotiating table with parent company Peel Ports today and tomorrow in the hope of reaching an agreement.
The workers objected to MDHC's 8.3% pay rise offer, which they say amounts to a pay cut as it is not in line with the rate of inflation. They also objected to what they say is MDHC’s failure to honour the 2021 pay agreement, which includes the company not undertaking a promised pay review, and a lack of shift rota improvements.
