good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. it is the first of eight. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight day action after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in
the people who need it most including businesses and people trading around the world. you understand trading around the world. you understand why trading around the world. you understand why union members are voting for industrial action right now because the cost of living crisis. it may not be your preferred option for resolving pay disputes but it is one lots of workers in the rail industry now at felix sturm twice coming up in the post office and we are told that bt workers are going on strike. they have not gone on strike for many years. it is quite wide ranging, this feeling of people that they cannot afford the bills they are facing. and that they should be paid better. it is called the labour party, yet it doesn t look too many people! who are in that position that the labour party is on their side. t that position that the labour party is on their side. is on their side. i have ust talked about the plans. is on their side. i have ust talked about the plans. cash is
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