What day are the rail strikes?

The 2022–2023 United Kingdom railway strikes are an industrial dispute in the United Kingdom. The UK has seen its largest incidence of industrial action since 1989, beginning in the second Johnson ministry and continuing through the Truss ministry and Sunak ministry.





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National strike action took place on:
  • Tuesday 3 January and Wednesday 4 January 2023 (action by the RMT union)
  • Thursday 5 January 2023 (action by the ASLEF union)
  • Friday 6 and Saturday 7 January 2023 (action by the RMT union)


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There will be no trains running on any routes on the two strike days - 30 September and 4 October.

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July 2023. Industrial action affected National Rail services on various dates in July. RMT Union took three days of strike action which affected the following train operating companies on Thursday 20 July, Saturday 22 July and Saturday 29 July: Avanti West Coast.

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RMT are set to strike on the following dates in August and September 2023: Saturday, August 26. Saturday, September 2.

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Aslef is staging a combination strike and overtime ban for the start of September. Train drivers walked out on Friday 1 September and are refusing non-contractual overtime on Saturday 2 September – coinciding with the latest RMT strike.

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Following the very sad news, you may have seen that industrial action planned by trades unions for Thursday 15 September, Saturday 17 September, Monday 26 September and Tuesday 27 September has been called off. Normal full timetables will therefore operate.

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4 May 2023 A number of strikes on the national rail networks have been announced on dates in May and June 2023. Please keep an eye on the news and be aware that your travel may be disrupted. Rail workers are due to strike on Friday 12 May, Saturday 13 May, Wednesday 31 May and Saturday 3 June.

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14 July 2022 The strikes on August 18 and 20, will bring out over 40,000 workers across Network Rail and 14 train operating companies. RMT is also taking 24 hours strike action on 27 July.

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However, this afternoon (4 November), the RMT has announced that it has suspended these strikes after securing intensive negotiations with rail bosses.

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Update on rail services during industrial action on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 September 2023. ASLEF have announced a strike on Friday 1 September. The RMT have announced strike action for Saturday 2 September. ASLEF have also announced a ban on overtime working on Saturday 2 September.

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