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Another maritime strike brewing

October 6, 2023

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The fluidity of U.K. port trade is threatened again with another possible jobs action by Unite the Union.

One cannot forget the series of labor strife in the summer and fall of 2022 impacted U.K.-bound trade to the U.S. for months. Ford’s supply chain was one of the high-profile examples of such disruptions. The year of union workers knowing their worth and flexing their muscles continues.

Today, shippers are waiting to see if Associated British Ports (ABP) is willing to go toe to toe again with the men and women who generate the profits.

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