News / Hauliers set to be hardest hit by UK docker strikes - and funeral closures

Source Port of Liverpool

Strikes at Felixstowe and Liverpool could be set to cause chaos in the UK’s haulage sector as thousands of drivers find themselves in need of work.

Unite confirmed a second wave of strikes at Felixstowe after owner/operator Hutchison “unilaterally” ended contract talks, with eight days of action running 27 September to 5 October overlapping strikes at the Port of Liverpool from 19 September to 3 October.

One forwarder told The Loadstar: “This wave of strikes won’t hit us in the short-term, the ...