News / Dover disarray: new P&O crews 'drunk and unpaid' and unions refused access

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Chaos and intrigue continue to reign at the P&O Ferries corner of the Dover straits, with drunk replacement crew sacked, remaining crew complaining of still being unpaid and their unions, apparently illegally, denied access to the port.

Unions have written to the Department for Transport complaining that a planned welfare inspection on Tuesday was denied by P&O, these inspections being part of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), an agreement between employers, the UK government and unions.

International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) inspectors ...