Hundreds of Liverpool workers strike over pay as union warns action 'will intensify' unless solution agreed
Hundreds of workers in Liverpool are on the picket line today (January 29), in a dispute over pay.
Around 1,000 Unite members employed by finance sector outsourcer Diligenta - in Liverpool, Glasgow, Reading, Edinburgh and Stirling - have taken 11 days of industrial action since November, with the latest round of strikes taking place from January 26 to February 1.
Unite says the strike action is a result of the company’s management’s “failure to give its workforce an acceptable pay rise for 2025”. The union says Diligenta has “sought to impose a real-terms pay cut” on its members and is warning that strikes “will intensify” if the dispute is not resolved.
Almost 600 staff are employed at Diligenta's Liverpool site on Old Hall Street, with Unite general secretary Sharon Graham supporting them on the picket line today.
Sharon Graham said: “If this profitable firm can afford to hand millions in dividends to its billion-dollar owner, it can afford to give these workers a fair pay rise. Strikes at Diligenta will continue with Unite’s full support until that happens.”
Diligenta has previously declined Liverpool World’s multiple requests to comment on strike action.