The industrial action is due to end on Monday, October 3.: Peel Ports has warned the on-going strike action at the Port of Liverpool could "act as a deterrent to investors looking to create jobs in the city region". The company made the comments after members of Unite walked out from 6am on Monday, September 19, in a dispute over pay. The industrial action is due to continue to 6am on Monday, October 3. More than 500 port operatives from Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) voted in August in favour of a strike.