Wednesday, December 16, 2020

U.K. Royal Navy Warships May Be Stranded In Plymouth By Tugboat Strike

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Unite union members are to strike from Christmas Day potentially crippling naval shipping movements around Devonport Royal Naval shipping movements around Plymouth will be plunged into “Christmas chaos” when specialist tug operators at Devonport’s naval base go on strike, union bosses say. 

About 40 tractor tug crew members employed by outsourcer Serco Marine will go strike from December 25 after the employer announced their working pattern would change from one-week-on and one-week-off to three-weeks-on and three-weeks-off. 

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