Peel Ports says Unite rejected a 'significant' package but the union says it was a real-terms pay cut.
Hundreds of dock workers have begun a strike in a dispute over pay.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. 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.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.
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