site in the first industrial action of its kind in 30 years. Coverage of the industrial action revealed that some Felixstowe dockers relied on the support of food banks and were struggling to make mortgage payments. Trade union communications by Unite used the hashtag #DockersDeserveBetter. In a press statement, General Secretary of Unite, Sharon Graham said: The bottom line is this is an extremely wealthy company that can fully afford to give its workers a pay rise. Instead it chose to give bonanza pay outs to shareholders touching £100 million. On August 24 footage and photographs recorded a port worker carrying a Unite the Union flag surfed in front of an Evergreen Marine Corp container ship. The footage was published on Twitter by trade unionist and Labour councillor Lauren Townsend and included a sample from AC/DC's Back in Black. References Further reading BRITISH TRANSPORT DOCKS (FELIXSTOWE) BILL Discussion in the Commons - 1976 Thinking inside the box BBC News article about growth of the port External links The Port of Britain - Official microsite Ports and harbours of Suffolk Container terminals CK Hutchison Holdings Port