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| Port of Liverpool dock workers begin two-week strike over pay | Port of Liverpool dock workers begin two-week strike over pay |
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| Dock workers have walked out at the Port of Liverpool until 3 October | Dock workers have walked out at the Port of Liverpool until 3 October |
| Hundreds of dock workers have begun a strike in a dispute over pay. | Hundreds of dock workers have begun a strike in a dispute over pay. |
| Members of the Unite union at the Port of Liverpool have walked out for two weeks until 3 October. | |
| Peel Ports Group, which operates the port, said workers had rejected a "significant pay package" which included an 8.3% rise and a one-off payment of £750. | |
| Unite said it was a real-terms pay cut because of the rate of inflation and Peel could afford a higher increase. | Unite said it was a real-terms pay cut because of the rate of inflation and Peel could afford a higher increase. |
| The union's general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Workers across the country are sick to death of being told to take a hit on their wages and living standards while employer after employer is guilty of rampant profiteering." | The union's general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Workers across the country are sick to death of being told to take a hit on their wages and living standards while employer after employer is guilty of rampant profiteering." |
| She said the port's owners needed to table a "reasonable offer and fulfil its previous pay promises". | |
| Sharing a video on Unite's Twitter page, former Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher said he was "fully behind" the strike. | |
| "You've got my support and backing," he said. | |
| .@Carra23 is ready to defend Liverpool's striking dock workers this week.Our @unitetheunion members are set to fight for fair pay and won't back down. We call on MDHC to return to negotiations and make our members a fair offer.#LiverpoolDocksStrike #JobsPayConditions pic.twitter.com/SomXIPJAPq | |
| David Huck, the port's chief operating officer, said: "I am deeply disappointed Unite has rejected our significant pay package after many months of negotiation. | David Huck, the port's chief operating officer, said: "I am deeply disappointed Unite has rejected our significant pay package after many months of negotiation. |
| "This is bad news for our employees, families and other local employers. | "This is bad news for our employees, families and other local employers. |
| "We fully recognise our colleagues' concerns on the cost of living crisis, and that's why we have responded with a pay package that represents a 10% average increase in annual pay." | "We fully recognise our colleagues' concerns on the cost of living crisis, and that's why we have responded with a pay package that represents a 10% average increase in annual pay." |
| He urged the union to "work with us at the negotiating table" to find a resolution. | He urged the union to "work with us at the negotiating table" to find a resolution. |
| The company said it had also made a commitment to a shift pattern change that will result in a 25% reduction in night shift working. | The company said it had also made a commitment to a shift pattern change that will result in a 25% reduction in night shift working. |
| The average salary for container operatives would increase to about £43,000 a year, the firm added. | |
| Unite previously said more than 560 port operatives and engineers at the site would take part in the industrial action. | |
| The Port of Liverpool operates two container terminals, the Royal Seaforth Container Terminal and Liverpool2. | |
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