News / Felixstowe port and dockers settle contract dispute, agreeing 8.5% wage rise

Photo: Port of Felixstowe

The UK’s biggest container port, Felixstowe, has reached an agreement with its workforce on a 2023 pay deal, worth 8.5%, plus a £1,000 bonus.

According to the port, over 90% of its workers voted to accept the deal.

More than 1,900 members of the Unite union walked out for eight days in August and September as pay talks broke down against a background of bitter recriminations.

The industrial action and congestion aftermath saw ocean carriers divert ships and thousands of import containers to ...