Who is on strike, what are the dates and how will it affect you?
Who is on strike, what are the dates and how will it affect you? Ambulance crews and physiotherapists walk out today before nurses, rail, bus drivers and teachers down tools in February
- NHS workers including nurses, paramedics and physiotherapist will all strike
- There will be travel chaos as train drivers, TfL staff and bus drivers also walk out
The UK’s winter of discontent is showing no signs of ending, with workers from almost all public sector industries set to go on strike over February and March.
Ambulance crews in Northern Ireland began strike action on Wednesday as physiotherapists around the UK also downed tools.
From teachers and nurses to border force staff and ambulance drivers, the wave of strikes that has crippled parts of Britain since late last year is set to continue for at least the next two months.
Assuming there are no successful eleventh hour talks, hundreds of thousands of workers from key industries across the public sector and beyond are due to leave their posts.
But who is striking, when are they walking out and how will it affect you? Stay up to date with MailOnline’s role-by-role guide here.
Over the coming weeks, a number of strikes are planned within the healthcare service, including from nurses, ambulance workers and physiotherapists
More than 70,000 staff across 150 universities in the UK have joined in the winter of walkouts by taking part in a series of strikes across seven weeks.
The University and College Union (UCU) has confirmed the dates of 18 days of action in February and March where university staff will strike in disputes over pay, conditions and pensions.
Walkouts will commence on February 1, with employees also downing tools on February 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 27 and 28.
The strike dates will continue into March, hitting March 1, 2, 16, 17, 20, 21 and 22.
It will be the biggest series of strikes ever to hit British university campuses if they go ahead, the union said.
Disruption to teaching and other services on campuses across the UK is expected on all these dates, but the degree of interruption to students’ studies will vary depending on the university.
Teachers
Walkouts by teachers are already ongoing in Scotland, who were pictured striking in Edinburgh this week
Teachers at 23,000 schools across England and Wales will also strike after the National Education Union (NEU) balloted 300,000 members who want a ‘fully funded, above-inflation pay rise’.
February 1 will mark the first day of strike action, affecting all areas of England and Wales. There will then be a national strike on February 14 in Wales.
There are also a string of regional walkouts. Teachers in the North, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber will walk out on February 28.
Staff in the West Midlands, East Midlands and East will do so on March 1, and the South West, South East and London on March 2.
The NEU has promised further national strikes in England and Wales on March 15 and 16 if a pay deal is not met.
It is thought many schools will have to close entirely or only partially open.
It follows ongoing walkouts from teachers in Scotland, leading some schools to close for the day.
They will also walk out at the end of February into March.
Rail workers
Last week, train drivers from the RMT and Aslef unions said more walkouts would take place on February 1 and 3.
The unions have been staging strikes for months, but significantly increased the intensity of actions over the Christmas period.
On both February 1 and 3 drivers for both unions will down tools, disrupting almost all National Rail services around the country.
Passengers should expect severe disruption and check their route before travelling.
There will be no services running on Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Heathrow Express, Island Line, London Northwestern Railway, Northern, Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink, TransPennine Express, and West Midlands Railway.
Passengers will face scenes such as this one, with major stations empty or closed entirely next month
Train drivers from the RMT and Aslef unions will be walking out next week, with RMT boss Mick Lynch (pictured) refusing to budge on members’ demands
The following train companies have confirmed that they will be running an amended service on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February strike days:
Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express) and LNER will all be running an ‘amended’ service.
In separate action, staff on the London Underground’s Bakerloo line are set to strike on February 4 and 11, with disruption expected across the entire line.
Elizabeth Line services could be changed or cancelled at short notice at any time from today until February 28 due to strikes.
Bus drivers
Striking bus drivers attend their picket line at the Walworth Abellio garage in South London on December 1, 2022
London bus drivers employed by Abellio are also continuing strike action in February, with walkouts planed from Wednesday 1 until Friday 3.
Transport for London says as many services as possible will run on strike days, but disruption is expected and other services will be busier than usual.
The day routes that are affected by strikes are: 3, 27, 45, 63, 68, 109, 130, 156, 195, 196, 201, 207, 267, 270, 278, 315, 322, 350, 367, 381, 407, 415, 427, 433, 464, 482, 490, 969, C10, E5, E7, E10, E11, H20, H25, H28, H26, P5, P13, R68, R70, S4, U5, U7, U9.
Route 481 will operate with fewer services on weekdays from 7.30am to 8.00am, and from 13pm until 4 pm.
The 24-hour routes 24, 111, 159, 285, 344 and 345 will also be disrupted, as will night services on N3, N27, N63, N68, N109, N207 and N381.
One school bus route, the 671, will also be affected by driver walkouts.
Civil servants and Border Force staff
Around 100,000 civil servants are set to strike on February 1, following an ongoing row about pay, jobs and conditions.
The civil servants, who are members of the Public and Commercial Services union, are from 124 different government departments.
It follows targeted walkouts by PCS members in the UK Border Force, Rural Payments Agency, DVSA, DVLA, National Highways and the Department for Work and Pensions.
February will mark a national walkout, and will include staff at key agencies such as the Border Force.
This could lead to long delays for those entering and leaving the UK.
Nurses
The RCN said its staff has been dealing with real terms pay cut of 20 per cent since 2010
Next month, nurses who are members of the Royal College of Nursing will also stage another walkout on February 6 and 7.
The RCN said its staff has been dealing with real terms pay cut of 20 per cent since 2010. Now, they have called for a pay rise five per cent above inflation at 19.2 per cent.
The RCN has criticised ‘unsafe staffing’ in hospitals across England and Wales, and says action in February is a significant escalation from previous strikes in December and January.
Nurses at 73 NHS trusts will walk out in England, compared to 44 in December, and staff in Wales will also refuse to work.
Routine operations and appointments could be cancelled on strike days.
Physiotherapists
Physiotherapists are also among those striking health workers, and have already walked out on Wednesday.
Members with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CPS) will also strike on February 9.
More than 4,000 physiotherapists from 30 NHS trusts across England will strike if a new pay offer is not put on the table.
Ambulance workers
Union Unite said its members across England, Wales and Northern Ireland could stage further strikes in the if the bitter pay row is not sorted
Ambulance workers are staging further walkouts in an escalation of action throughout February and March.
Union Unite said its members across England, Wales and Northern Ireland could stage further strikes in the if the bitter pay row is not sorted.
Thousands of paramedics and ambulance drivers are taking action, including staff with Unite in Northern Ireland today.
Although Unite is the union striking the most frequently, staff with the GMB union are also affected.
On Monday 6 February staff with Unite in the North West, North East, West Midlands, East Midlands and Wales are on strike, plus GMB ambulance workers and nurses.
February 16 will see Unite members in Northern Ireland down tools along with GMB workers, before they walk out again alongside West Midlands paramedics the following day.
Unite members in the East Midlands, North East and Wales plus GMB workers will strike on February 20. Members in the North West will walkout on February 22, followed by members in Northern Ireland on February 23 and 24.
Members of Unite in the North West, North East, West Midlands, East Midlands and Wales will strike again on March 6, with some GMB workers.
Finally members in the North West, North East, West Midlands, East Midlands and Wales, and GMB workers, will strike on March 20.
The public are still advised to call 999 in the case of an emergency and 111 if they are unsure.
Unite says its members will still respond to life-threatening category one calls.
All the NHS trusts affected by nursing strikes on February 6 and 7
East Midlands
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Eastern
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
North West
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Found Trust, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Found Trust, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Northern
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust
South East
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, South East Coast Ambulance Service, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
South West
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
West Midlands
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Yorkshire & Humber, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Wales
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Powys Teaching Local Health Board, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Headquarters, Hywel Dda University Health Board, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board, Velindre NHS Trust, Public Health Wales, Health Education and Improvement Wales Health Authority, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Digital Health and Care Wales
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