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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jess Clark

Hundreds of Liverpool container workers set for two-week strike

Peel Ports Liverpool docks
Peel Ports Liverpool docks, where members of Unite will begin industrial action after the Queen’s funeral on Monday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Hundreds of workers at one of the UK’s largest container ports will go on strike for two weeks from Monday evening in a dispute over pay, in a move that could further disrupt UK supply chains.

Unite members at the Port of Liverpool will begin the industrial action hours after the Queen’s funeral, having turned down a pay offer from the Peel Ports Group, which owns the site.

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