portsmouth

Portsmouth strike looms

The Unite union is balloting its members at Portsmouth International Port on a possible strike. It says that the Portsmouth City Council-owned operation is attempting to to dismiss workers and rehire them on inferior contracts, creating a two-tier labour force. The ballot for industrial action, which is due to conclude on Monday 16 July, involves the port’s quay assistants, responsible for tying up and releasing cross channel ferries, who are ... [+]