Railway services, airport staff, train drivers, universities, and junior doctors are all set to go on strike during the month of September. The set of strikes comes shortly after RMT and ASLEF train strikes, junior doctors and airport ground workers went on strike in August.
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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)
Commuters will be hit by another round of strikes this week as the dispute between rail workers and train operating companies over pay, jobs and working conditions continues.
Unless a deal on pay, job security and working conditions is reached between unions and rail operators, it's likely that strikes could continue for the rest of 2023.
Commuters will be hit by another round of strikes this week as the dispute between rail workers and train operating companies over pay, jobs and working conditions continues. Drivers are now set to walk out on two more dates, disrupting thousands of passengers travel plans on the affected days.
Why are rail workers striking? Unions say they want a pay offer reflecting the rising cost of living. But the rail industry is under pressure to save money, after the pandemic left a hole in its finances. The industry says changes to ways of working need to be agreed in order for pay to go up.
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.
19 March 2023Strike action has been announced by the RMT union which will affect 18 train operating companies on the following dates: Thursday 16 March. Saturday 18 March. Thursday 30 March.
4 May 2023A 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.
There are no Tube strikes planned for October, but national rail strikes on Saturday 1, Wednesday 5 and Saturday 8 October are expected to have a knock-on effect on the capital's underground services.
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.