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Will there be rail strikes in August 2023?

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



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20,000 workers represented by the RMT, which is the biggest rail workers union, are set to stage strikes on the following dates: Saturday 26 August. Saturday 2 September.

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RMT (the Rail, Maritime and Transport union) and ASLEF (The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) members are striking in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.

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The ASLEF union of train drivers has announced that its members will strike over pay on Thursday 5 January 2023, joining their RMT counterparts in undertaking industrial action in the first week of the new year and leaving rail commuters stranded for five consecutive days.

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Industrial action dates ASLEF members at 19 train companies will be on strike on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October. They will also have overtime bans across the network on Friday 29 September and between Monday 2 October and Friday 6 October.

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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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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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When are the train strikes in October 2023? Train drivers represented by Aslef are striking on Wednesday, October 4. There will be almost no services operating on the day and services on days either side of the strike are likely to be affected too. In addition, there is a ban on overtime from October 2 to 6.

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20,000 workers represented by the RMT, which is the biggest rail workers union, are set to stage strikes on the following dates: Saturday 26 August. Saturday 2 September.

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A separate strike by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will take place on Friday 2 June 2023. The widespread disruption will see 20,000 railway workers in catering, train managers and station staff all take action as passengers face more travel chaos from three strikes in just four days.

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Train strikes July 2023: Full list of dates as commuters brace for more travel chaos. Tens of thousands of rail workers are striking in July as part of ongoing rail disputes. Drivers in the Aslef union have agreed to two overtime bans which will impact travel on 16 operators across 12 days.

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All strike action planned for December 13,14, 16 and 17 will go ahead as planned, as well as further strike action from 6pm on Christmas Eve to 6am to 27 December. The new strike dates have been announced for the remainder of the year.

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