DOVER, England—Hundreds of port workers and their supporters rallied November 15 in this coastal town 75 miles southeast of London. Unite union members were planning a 48-hour strike November 18-19 against company moves to transfer their employment to the private sector, threatening their jobs and wages. On the march were delegations of port workers, including from Calais, France, as well as Thamesport and Tilbury in southeast England.

—JONATHAN SILBERMAN