Lineside Logistics (UNITE) Strike Calendar

Lineside Logistics is a company that distributes parts for Ford's iconic engine plant in Dagenham, East London, which is set to come to a standstill later this month as workers employed by Lineside Logistics take strike action over pay. The 120 plus workers, who are members of Unite, are also responsible for the company's parts distribution network in Turkey and South Africa. The strike is a result of the company making a pay offer of 7.5 per cent at a time when the real inflation rate (RPI) currently stands at 13.5 per cent. This amounts to a substantial real terms pay cut.

Unite regional officer Joe Welch said: "The strike action is set to cause huge disruption across Ford's plants and especially at Dagenham, however this dispute is purely of Lineside Logistics' making. It has had every chance to make a fair pay offer and has chosen not to do so.