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Union leaders hold talks with P&O to demand reinstatement of sacked seafarers

Union leaders are to hold talks with P&O Ferries on Friday to demand the reinstatement of sacked seafarers. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said it will be meeting with the company following the huge outcry over the dismissal of almost ...

25 Mar 2022 at 09:25

Demonstrations planned after 800 P&O Ferries workers sacked and replaced

A series of demonstrations will be held on Friday against P&O’s “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Unions and politicians condemned the move, blamed by the company on losses of £100 million following the slump in travel because of the ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Services suspended for days and protests expected against P&O Ferries

Services were suspended and a series of demonstrations were expected to take place against P&O’s “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Unions and politicians condemned the mass dismissal, blamed by the company on losses of £100 million ...

18 Mar 2022 at 06:55

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P&O Ferries fires 800 seafarers and suspends sailings for several days

P&O Ferries has fired 800 seafarers as it is “not a viable business” in its current state. The firm said it has suspended sailings “for the next few days”. Workers currently onboard ships were instructed by unions not to leave. Coaches ...

17 Mar 2022 at 15:33

Sturgeon condemns P&O’s ‘appalling’ decision to sack 800 staff

Nicola Sturgeon has condemned ferry operator P&O’s decision to sack 800 seafarers and replace them with cheaper agency workers after claiming it is “not a viable business” in its current state. The firm, bought by Dubai-based ...

17 Mar 2022 at 16:55

P&O admits to paying new ferry workers below UK minimum wage

Most seafarers replacing the 800 workers sacked by P&O Ferries are being paid below the UK’s national minimum wage, the boss of the company has admitted. Chief executive, Peter Hebblethwaite, told a joint session of the ...

24 Mar 2022 at 12:55

P&O sackings ‘absolutely outrageous’, union boss tells MPs

The decision by P&O Ferries to sack 800 seafarers without notice was “absolutely outrageous”, a union boss has said. Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), told MPs that P&O ...

24 Mar 2022 at 12:25

P&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over sackings

The chief executive of P&O Ferries is to be quizzed by MPs on Thursday over the controversial sacking of nearly 800 workers without notice amid continued protests over the dismissals. Peter Hebblethwaite will ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Sacked P&O seafarers voice anger at Larne Port protest

Sacked P&O seafarers voiced outrage as they protested at Larne Port in sight of the ferry they were escorted off 24 hours earlier. The dismissed crew were joined by trade union representatives, politicians ...

18 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Talks between RMT and P&O over sackings end after 20 minutes

Talks between union officials and P&O over the sacking of almost 800 seafarers ended after 20 minutes without any agreement. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said the “obnoxiousness and ...

25 Mar 2022 at 17:25

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RMT union plans Cairnryan port blockade to protest over P&O sackings

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union is planning to blockade the Cairnryan port to protest over the sacking of hundreds of staff by P&O, the body’s Scottish organiser has said. Gordon ...

26 Mar 2022 at 19:55

Fresh rail strike to cause disruption to services

A rail operator is warning of a “significant reduction” in services on Sunday because of a fresh strike by conductors in a long-running dispute over pay. TransPennine Express (TPE) asked ...

01 Apr 2022 at 10:55

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