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Liverpool Dockers Strike as Peel Ports Issues Redundancies
- Walkout over pay claim at container hub is set to last a week
- Employer says cuts necessary amid slide in shipping volumes
A freight vessel sails past ship to shore cranes at the Port of Liverpool in Liverpool, UK.
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Dock workers in the Port of Liverpool resumed a strike over pay Tuesday as their employer Peel Ports Ltd. issued redundancy notices to more than 15% of the workforce, citing a slump in demand.
The walkout is slated to continue for a week, according to the Unite union, which said Monday that 132 employees at the container hub in northwest England had received a letter revealing that their post would be eliminated.