A second day of strike action is under way at the UK's busiest container port after workers walked out on Sunday in a pay dispute.
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Felixstowe: Dock workers strike for first time in 30 years

Unite national officer, Robert Morton, acknowledged it had not put the employer's offer to its members but said they had wanted an improved pay offer in line with at "least the rate of inflation".

"So when we get further up the negotiations, perhaps we will put an offer to them, but it certainly won't be at 7%," he said.

He suggested a figure between "7% and 12.3%" would be "acceptable".

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