The first day of a planned strike at Britain's biggest container port started Sunday, joining a series of walkouts by transportation workers that have disrupted economic activity across the country.
Almost 2,000 workers at the Port of Felixstowe, located about 150 kilometres northeast of London, walked off the jobs over pay, raising fears of severe supply chain problems. The port handles around four million containers a year from 2,000 ships -- almost half of the country's incoming shipping freight.
"They can give Felixstowe workers a decent pay raise. It's clear both companies have prioritized delivering multimillion-pound profits and dividends rather than paying their workers a decent wage," she said.
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