Chaos has erupted in Dover, as big queues of site visitors line the roads main as much as the port amid a speculated jobs axe announcement from P&O Ferries.
Pissed off holidaymakers and lorry drivers have been caught in gridlock for hours, unable to board their booked ships, as P&O droop all their providers.
The ferry operator halted the crusing of their ships this morning forward of a "main announcement", which is known to be the sacking of all their UK workers.
It's reported P&O will re-employ international company workers to sail their ferries as an organization spokesperson reassured clients it was not going into liquidation.
P&O Ferries wrote on Twitter: “Regretfully, P&O Ferries providers are unable to run for the following few hours.
“Our port groups will information you and journey might be organized by way of another operator.
“We apologise for the inconvenience this may have in your journey plans.”
One driver, who has been ready to board his ferry since 6am, mentioned there was no steering from P&O.
“Greater than something I’m pissed off on the truth no one from P&O was there to assist and advise… I’ve by no means had such shoddy service from anyone,” he mentioned from Calais whereas ready to return to the UK.
The driving force, who needed to rebook his journey and pay for one more ticket at the next value, added: “I might have appreciated someone not less than telling us what to do."
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) common secretary Roz Lobby has described the transfer from P&O, which has practically 4,000 workers, as "damning and outrageous".
“We can not – and won't – allow lots of of staff to be sacked on the spot to get replaced by cheaper labour while P&O scramble to stay viable," Ms Lobby added.
GB Information reporter Anna Riley has mentioned P&O workers are actually staging a sit-in on one of many ships to protest the alleged redundancies.
Maritime and Transport (RMT) union common secretary, Mick Lynch, mentioned he's "deeply involved" over the corporate's speculated plans to sack all their UK staff.
Mr Lynch mentioned: "We have now instructed our members to stay onboard and are demanding our members throughout P&O’s UK operations are protected, and that the Secretary of State intervenes to save lots of UK seafarers from the dole queue.”
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