"This strike action will bring the Port of Felixstowe to a standstill and seriously affect shipping and road transport in the UK."
The Unite union said on July 28 local time that dock workers at Felixstowe Port, the UK's largest container port, voted to pass a resolution to go on strike due to labor disputes.
It is understood that the strike will take place next month, but the specific date has not yet been determined.
The Unite trade union warned in a statement: "This strike will bring the port of Felixstowe to a standstill and will have serious consequences for shipping and road transport in the UK."
It is understood that the throughput of Felixstowe Port in 2021 was 3.7 million TEUs, equivalent to nearly half of the UK's container cargo.
Regarding the upcoming strike, Miles Hubbard, an official of the British Unite union, said that the strike will "inevitably cause huge disruption to the supply chain throughout the UK."
However, there are still variables in this strike. A port spokesman said: "We hope to avoid a strike and the union has agreed to meet with the mediation service next week."
In addition to the dock workers' strike, British railway workers also plan to continue their strike in August following a large-scale strike in June. Maersk has previously announced that this will cause significant damage to the British railway network.
It is worth noting that the global economy continues to decline, the inflation rate in the UK remains high, and the cost of living is rising. This year, workers in some industries in the country have taken strike actions one after another. They said that salary increases cannot keep up with the pace of inflation, and the real wages of British people are falling at the fastest rate on record.
Britain's inflation rate is currently at 9.4%, the highest in 40 years, due to rising motor fuel and food prices. The Bank of England expects the country's inflation rate to exceed double digits this year.
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