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UK dockworkers join forces in strike against Ørsted

The dispute originated back in September and stems from Ørsted signing collective agreements with a different union than has traditionally been the case on the US East Coast.
The strikes, now entering their fourth month, are based in part on the dockworkers' belief that Ørsted is engaged in union busting. | Photo: Unite The Union / International Dockworkers' Council
The strikes, now entering their fourth month, are based in part on the dockworkers' belief that Ørsted is engaged in union busting. | Photo: Unite The Union / International Dockworkers' Council
by LIV ALMER

Ørsted’s London headquarters was visited on Friday by a group of disgruntled dockworkers who went on strike against the company in sympathy with their colleagues in their US counterpart, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), writes the International Dockworkers’ Council (IDC) in a statement.

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