THE COMPANY IS TREATING US LIKE PEASANTS
Daily Mirror UK|September 27, 2022
But striking dockers also blast Starmer
KEVIN MAGUIRE
THE COMPANY IS TREATING US LIKE PEASANTS

DOCKERS striking just a few miles from Labour's party conference are furious with both their employer and Keir Starmer.

The 560 Liverpool workers, today starting the second week of a fortnight-long stoppage, accuse the profitable Mersey Docks and Harbour Company of breaking promises.

With the Retail Prices Index measure of inflation at 12.3%, the dockers say an 8.3% pay offer would cut their living standards, even with a £750 one-off payment.

This story is from the September 27, 2022 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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