Liverpool legend and former England international Robbie Fowler has sent a message of solidarity to hundreds of dock workers at the Port of Liverpool as they go out on strike.
Fowler, who scored 183 goals during his two stints at Liverpool Football Club, sent a message this morning to the hundreds of dockers now on strike from the Port of Liverpool over pay. A picture he tweeted evoked his support for dockers during a previous strike in March 1997.
Liverpool played Norwegian club Brann Bergen in a UEFA Cup Winners Cup fixture, which they won 3-0, though it was how Fowler "celebrated" his second goal that made headlines the next day. After scoring, he lifted his club jersey to display a message, in the style of the Calvin Klein logo, which read "Support The 500 doCKers sacked since September [1995]."
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Today, Fowler posted a photo of his celebration, captioned with a single word: "Solidarity" on his Twitter account, to show his support with the hundreds of dockers currently on strike
At the time, a dispute was ongoing between MDHC, the Port of Liverpool's operators, and the dockers who worked for them after 329 dockers were dismissed in September 1995. The sackings caused outrage not only in Liverpool, but throughout the UK and abroad, with dockers in the US being inspired by the striking dockers.
You can read a full timeline of the events that took place during the three-year strike here.
After his gesture at the time, Fowler was fined £900 by UEFA.
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