Strike action at the Port of Liverpool has been called off after an agreement was reached between union officials and the Peel Group.
Hundreds of dock workers have staged industrial action for the past two months in a row over pay and conditions at the port. In a statement this afternoon, it was confirmed that Peel Ports Group, which operates the Port of Liverpool’s container terminals alongside Terminal Investments Limited, has reached an agreed proposal with Unite the Union that will be fully recommended to its members.
Unite members are to vote with container operators as to whether they will formally accept the offer. As a result, Bobby Morton, Unite national officer for transport, and David Huck, Peel Ports’ Chief Operating Officer, confirmed a strike planned for November 14 will not go ahead.
