to its shareholders, so people are very, very angry. that s been reflected in the vote for a strike. it s obvious. it s giving headaches to logistics companies like this family run business. how many containers are we likely to have stuck on the port over the next.? it s difficult to gauge, l but i d say in the region of about 250 containers. 250, that s quite substantial, isn t it? seaport facilities imports for companies of all sizes, but next week is going to hit them hard. we ve had quite a few containers arrive over the weekend at felixstowe, which are now stuck here for at least seven days. so there will be increased charges to the importer, the importer will not be able to get his goods for the next seven days at least, and this will have an impact on the actual consumer, who ll have to wait longer for the goods to arrive in the shops. the port of felixstowe says the strike is disappointing and believes the pay offer is reasonable. we think we ve made a very fair offer to the
notjust felixstowe but it is around the country, as you say, even barristers are balloting for strike action right now. this is seeping across our economy because the tories have lost control of our economy. right now, they are not even on the pitch with any ideas that can solve the problem. t was that can solve the problem. i was talkin: to that can solve the problem. i was talking to your that can solve the problem. i was talking to your colleague - that can solve the problem. i was talking to your colleague on - that can solve the problem. i was talking to your colleague on friday evening and she was saying that as a labour mp, she finds it very awkward situation to be in when the party leadership is saying don t go on to get lines to frontbenchers. she said we found the labour party to get protections and ensure the best for working people onto picket lines. this is a crisis in which working people are exposed and labour ought to be unashamed to be on the side of workers agains
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is causing these disputes now. so the strike started this morning. there s a picket line outside the two main gates at felixstowe. and i m not aware of any talks planned today or tomorrow so it looks like this strike is going to go ahead for eight days. and those numbers you mentioned there appear to be generous when compared to other industries on face value, so why have they decided to still go ahead with this strike? i think unite in particular are really focused on trying to get a pay rise for their members as close as possible to the rate of inflation, which is now well into double figures number one. number two, unite say a lot of these companies they re dealing with can actually afford these kind of pay rises. so the company that runs the port of felixstowe, you might say, of felixstowe, unite say, are hugely profitable a lot of the other disputes that they re involved with and other unions are involved with royal mail, bt, post office
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, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay rise, with a £500 one off lump sum, but inflation is at 10% and rising. a striking or threatens to disrupt britain s supply chain. a strike here threatens to disrupt britain s supply chain. it is called the port of britain for a reason. about 4 million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year, about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. the port of felixstowe says the strike is disappointing and believes the pay offer is reasonable. the numbers they quoted for profit are fanciful, they aren t anything like the profit