The Latest Breaking News from Felixstowe

Talk on picket line in Felixstowe and high street in Ipswich says new PM has just weeks to tackle crisis

Some 1,900 members of Unite trade union at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk have gone on strike in a row over pay - prior to the strike, workers were offered an 8% pay rise but this was rejected

Sharon Graham, head of Unite, on picket line with Felixstowe dock strikers, says people could rise up again as they did in the 1990s

Experts warn 'you may not be able to get the Christmas goods that you wanted'

The UK is facing a summer of discontent with rising energy bills, soaring food prices, flight cancellations, a looming recession and strikes expected across the country in the coming months

Felixstowe Port workers are now on their second day of strikes, with thousands of employees taking industrial action in a dispute over pay amid the cost of living crisis

Latest industrial action in the UK

More than 1,900 workers at Britain's biggest container port are due on Sunday to start eight days of strike action which their union and shipping companies warn could seriously affect trade and supply chains.

The ability to move products from A to B has been affected by COVID and Brexit-related bottlenecks in recent years, as well as rising concerns about the environmental impact of how companies supply our goods. The unpredictability of global markets has continued to affect logistics in 2022. In addition to…

Dock workers at vital Suffolk container port offered 7% pay rise and £500 lump sum

There will be further rail strikes in the coming weeks, as well as disruption to supply chains and court cases as workers walk out