In what is being called “one of the most shameful acts” in British industrial history, British ferry operator P&O fired 800 workers without notice. The workers were informed they had been laid off through a Zoom video call. At the Dover port, P&O sent private security officers who sought to board ships with handcuffs to remove crew. The company is replacing the fired workers with cheaper agency labour from overseas who will be paid much less than the minimum wage – a mere £1.8 per hour.
‘If a unionized workforce can be tossed away like this, it can happen to anyone’
British ferry operator P&O fired 800 workers without notice. The workers were informed they had been laid off through a Zoom video call.
