LONDON — Almost 2,000 employees at the U.K.’s greatest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay conflict, the newest commercial action to hit a growing number of sectors of the U.K. economy.
Workers consistingof crane motorists and maker operators will walk off their tasks at Felixstowe port on England’s east coast, which manages around 4 million containers a year from 2,000 ships.
The strike comes as individuals throughout the U.K. dealtwith travel interruptions Saturday for the 3rd day this week as thousands of rail employees continued a summertime of strikes to lookfor muchbetter pay and task security inthemiddleof skyrocketing food and energy rate walkings.
Only around one in 5 U.K. trains were anticipated to run on Saturday, with some locations having no services all day. So