[129], On 9 June, members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF) voted to strike in a separate dispute. [137][138][139] On 19 June The Observer reported that the National Education Union would ballot its 450,000 members on industrial action if teachers did not receive a pay rise close to the rate of inflation, while it was also reported that Unison had warned of industrial action among medical staff if they were not offered a pay rise. Weve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country. train strikes Trade Unions ScotRail Friday 23 September 2022, 4:53pm Rail services across Scotland are set to be significantly impacted on 10 October. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's The strike affected 80% of rail services across England, Scotland and Wales, with services that were running largely restricted to main lines and urban railways. Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High: Two trains per hour. Members of RMT and the TSSA are on strike over, pay, working conditions, and job security amid a long-running dispute with rail bosses. When: The strikes will take place for 8 days between December 23 and New Year's Eve. In Scotland, A deal with ScotRail workers was reached, benefits and job security ending some strikes in Scotland,[3] while negotiations were held in Wales. [35] The action would see the largest outbreak of industrial action in the United Kingdom since 1989,[36] and the first national strike involving the UK's railways since 1994, when signal workers walked out over a pay dispute with Railtrack. On the one hand they were telling our negotiators that they were prepared to do a deal while planning to torpedo negotiations by imposing unacceptable changes to our members terms and conditions. Network Rail workers Members of RMT and the We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. ScotRail bosses are warning customers to check their journeys as RMT members of Network Rail walk out amid rows over pay. Around 16bn of public money was also given by government to support the railways during the pandemic. All rights reserved. Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport until 6 September 2022 said that it was not the government's job to negotiate with unions over pay and conditions. [7], The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has claimed that Network Rail is threatening to cut safety-critical jobs (an allegation rejected by Network Rail) as part of its modernisation programme, which would also include an increase in working hours. RMT shared that the new set of strikes comes in an effort to show "how important our members are to the running of this country and will send a clear message that we want a good deal on job security, pay and conditions for our people", saysGeneral Secretary Mick Lynch. 
[146] On 29 June, Royal Mail managers belonging to the Unite union voted to take industrial action in a dispute over redundancies and a redeployment programme to bring in what they described as "worsening terms and conditions"; the vote for strike action was 86% in the UK mainland and 89% in Northern Ireland. [60] Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September, both the RMT and ASLEF announced the suspension of their strikes scheduled for the following week. [26], The rail network of Great Britain has operated under a franchising system since its privatisation in 1997, with services in England, Wales, and Scotland being run by a number of operating companies. Rail: Strike by Network Rail members of the RMT planned for 16 March, is OFF (along with overtime bans), while a referendum takes place on the latest offer.Many more We can expect similar levels of disruption for this next set of strikes. Whilst the second will be from Friday On 20 August, during the RMT's sixth day of strike action, Shapps urged the RMT to accept what he described as a "fair" deal, but Lynch said that "only half the people in this dispute" would be covered by the deal. [19] On 14 July, ASLEF announced that train drivers at eight train companies Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Greater Anglia, Southeastern, Hull Trains and West Midlands Trains would strike on 30 July, involving around 5,500 union members. [94], ITV News highlighted the impact the railway's industrial action was having on retail businesses that rely on train passengers, such as coffee shops located in railway stations, with one outlet reporting a 90% drop in footfall on the first day of strike action. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with. [70] A strike by London Overground workers, also scheduled for 26 November, was suspended while they considered a fresh pay offer. While the strikes are only on the 15th and 17th, there will be disruption on the evening of Wednesday, September 14, the whole of Friday, September 16, and the morning of Sunday, September 18, due to disruption caused by the closing and re-opening of signal boxes across Scotland. The union said having been made aware of the Royal British Legions Poppy Day on 3 November, its executive has decided to re-arrange strike action for the 9th. RMT members are next due to strike on 30 March, and 1 April - the start of the Easter school holidays for many. Disruption is also likely to be felt the day after the strikes, with signal boxes in the central 12 December 2022. [17], With three days of industrial action having occurred in June 2022, a fourth strike day in July reportedly went ahead after the union claimed that Network Rail had refused to make any further improvements on their pay offer, and made threats on redundancies and pay if strike action was not withdrawn. [55] The RMT staged their sixth day of nationwide strike action on 20 August. When: Driving examiners in Scotland and the North East of England will go on strike from December 13 to 18. Strike action is set to take place on Tuesday, December 13, Wednesday, December 14, Friday, December 16, and Saturday, December 17. There will also be some later strikes in January 2023 on the 3,4,6 and 7. pic.twitter.com/IEwpvHEjv4, Adding that they (RMT) have been reasonable with negations and deals but say "it is impossible to find a negotiated settlement when the dead hand of government is presiding over these talks. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The need for efficiency improvements and an end to outdated practices has also been highlighted, cited examples include requiring teams of up to nine people to do a job that could be completed by one person, and "walking time" of up to 12 minutes for staff members walking from their duties to the mess room during their breaks. Before even hitting its first year under the Scottish Government, ScotRail has forked out just under 650,000 in payments to customers who dealt with late-running trains, figures show. Here are all the strikes taking place in Scotland and when they are set to happen: While strike action across Scotlandtook place on December 7 and 8, the country'slargest teaching union, EIS, warned that if the Scottish Government doesn't offer an improvement on its 5%offer, more strikes could take place. The planned rail strike dates for March 2023 will see action take place on: Thursday, March 16, 2023 Saturday March 18, 2023 Thursday, March 30, 2023 It is Royal Mail staff are in a long-running dispute with the company's CEO, Simon Thompson over plans to overhaul the company through redundancies and changes to contracts. On 23 June BBC News reported that around 25 festivalgoers were waiting at London's Paddington station for trains going to Glastonbury, suggesting many had either travelled on non-strike days or found other ways of getting to the festival. [154] The strike represented the first such industrial action for three decades. The SNP-run administration has been told they have "lost all sense of direction" as they gear up to celebrate their first year with the rail service.. [130] ASLEF members staged a strike on 2 July, affecting 90% of train services operated by Greater Anglia. The first strikes will be taking place from Tuesday 13 December until Wednesday 14 December. [102] The 13 August strike also coincided with a severe heat wave for which the Met Office had issued an amber heat warning. Fresh strike action from rail workers will see five days of disruption across Scotland in the lead-up to Christmas. The strike dates in full. Editors' Code of Practice. 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The RMT has organised a fresh round of widespread strikes for Saturday 5, Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November. October and November strike dates: When are rail and bus walkouts and will nurses strike? July 25, 2022 6:29 pm (Updated 8:12 pm) Rail strike chaos is set to drag on for weeks, with station staff, operational, maintenance, supervisory and management staff Network Rail is unable to facilitate passenger services on any other routes during the strike days due to a greater reliance on manual signalling outside the Central Belt. Milngavie to Springburn: Two trains per hour. Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central via Shotts: One train per hour. [68] The Rail Delivery Group, which represents the UK's train operators, said this was because rotas are agreed with train drivers a week in advance. [5][6] No overall deal has been reached with the UK government. [4] On 16 December a pay and employment deal was reached with between the Transport for Wales and the rail unions. Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who arent really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse. ", Knowing that the strike dates would cause some anger in the public, Lynch added: "we are sorry to inconvenience you, but we urge you to direct your anger and frustration at the government and railway employers during this latest phase of action.". [89][90][91][92] A similar picture also emerged on 23 June, with empty railway stations as people remained at home. [16] Network Rail made a fresh pay offer on 12 July, which it said was worth more than 5%, but that was again linked to workers accepting "modernising reforms". [118] The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022 were brought before Parliament on 27 June. Ros Atkins On Why Rail Strikes Are Happening. Our sector has a 2bn hole in its budget with many fewer passengers using our services. [119] The new regulations repealed previous legislation that prohibited the use of agency staff to replace striking workers,[120][121] and raise the amount of damages a company can seek from a trade union because of industrial action from 250,000 to 1 million. The conversation will go back to what it should be about people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. But the Trades Union Congress (TUC) criticised the plans, saying they undermined the right to strike and would put safety at risk. Strike action will take place across two 48-hour periods in December as well as more strikes that will affect engineering works. [121], Although any legislation would not be quick enough to prevent disruption from the strike action in June, the UK government argued it was required because "unions are threatening action across the economy". [114], A YouGov poll found that in October 2022, 45% of British adults strongly or somewhat support the rail strike compared to 42% who strongly or somewhat oppose it. But BBC News reported that the 2017 law had been passed before changes the Senedd's powers had made clear industrial relations is a "reserved" matter for Westminster. [49][98] On 30 July, West Midlands Trains ran an emergency shuttle service between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International, while in London travel to Lady Gaga's Chromatica Ball show in Tottenham was affected by a lack of London Overground services. Sources told the Daily Mail that government officials and industry chiefs found Mick Whelan - boss of train drivers' union Aslef - 'deeply unpleasant' in recent meetings. Glasgow Queen Street to Falkirk Grahamston: One train per hour. Gary Lineker and the BBCs impartiality crisis. Audio Described Sign Language. The RMT said they were "considering" the offer. Tomorrow, 1pm, Parliament Square.#StandByYourPost pic.twitter.com/nfk5JfGoNI. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. RMT announces 4 weeks of industrial action@RMTunion will put on a series of 48 hour strikes in December and January after industry bosses failed to offer any new deals to reach a settlement. [95] On 24 June The Scotsman reported on the potential impact on the hospitality industry. Less than a fifth of trains ran on strike days.
Further plans for strike action have been announced by RMT for December 24-27 and January 3-4 and 6-7. Comments have been closed on this article. He also instructed Labour MPs not to join picket lines, but several, including John McDonnell, Diane Abbott, Kate Osborne and Nadia Whittome, then went on to do so. Leon Thompson, executive director of UKHospitality Scotland, suggested that the initial three days of strikes planned in June may lose the industry as much as 50 million. [77] On 22 March the strikes scheduled for 30 March and 1 April were called off following discussions with RMT representatives of train company staff and the Rail Delivery Group. Dates and lines affected in the Black Country and Staffordshire", "Rail strike: RMT workers vote for biggest strike action in decades", "Thousands of rail workers to walk out for three days in June in biggest strike since 1989", "Signallers are centre of attention in vote over national rail strike", "Biggest rail strike in a generation to paralyse UK travel network", "Rail and tube strikes confirmed as talks fail", "Rail strikes will go ahead after last ditch talks fail", "Rail Union Says "Silent Hand Of Government" Is Blocking Deal To End Strikes", "Crunch talks between RMT and Network Rail begin as union threatens further strikes", "Rail strike: Thursday walkout to go ahead as talks collapse", "Rail strikes: Disruption continues amid weekend warning", "TSSA members vote in favour of strikes at Avanti West Coast", "Train drivers vote for rail strikes over pay", "Rail strike: New walkout to take place on 27 July", "Train drivers to go on strike on 30 July", "Rail workers to walk out for two days in August", "Rail union announces two days of strike action adding to planned disruption on network", "Train strikes: Drivers to walk out over pay on 13 August", "Disruption as train strike hits weekend travel", "How the Elizabeth Line is affected by the Tube strike in London on 19 August", "Network Rail managers accept 4% pay rise that could ease strike disruption", "Train drivers at three more operators vote to strike", "Rail strike: Staff at nine train companies to stage 24-hour walkout in September, TSSA union says", "Train drivers from 12 firms to strike over pay in September, says Aslef union", "Train strikes: Rail workers to stage two days of fresh walkouts, RMT union says", "RMT suspends rail strikes on September 15 and 17 following Queen's death", "Train strikes could impact the London Marathon", "Rail strikes: New date set for 40,000 workers to walk out", "Train strike: Worst rail disruption of year as workers walk out", "Rail strikes: Passengers face disruption on 11th different day of action", "RMT union announces November rail strike dates", "Rail strike date moved over London Poppy Day clash", "Train strikes: Series of walkouts from Saturday suspended", "Avanti West Coast rail services axed amid strike action", "Train drivers will strike again over pay", "Train strikes: Drivers walk out in pay row", "Train strikes: Rail workers to strike in run-up to Christmas", "December train strikes: Extra walkouts planned over Christmas", "Train drivers announce new January strike date", "Train drivers to go on strike in February", "Rail workers to stage more strikes in pay dispute", "RMT members suspend strike action at Network Rail", "Rail strikes planned in March and April suspended", "Train operators outline strike timetables and mitigation tactics", "Rail strikes cause major disruption in Devon", "Rail strikes: Just 20% of Britain's services will be running when staff walk out here's what you need to know about disruptions", "Martin Lewis says you can get refund for missed trains during strike", "Train strikes: Which companies will be affected and will services be running? The workers are set to take further strike action on 4, 5, 10, 12 16, 19, 25 and 26 January 2023. [75], On 16 February the RMT announced four new days of strikes during March and April, with the dates confirmed as 16, 18 and 30 March, and 1 April. A strike by members of Unite at Network Rail will not go ahead after they voted to accept the offer. [126] But some industry figures have expressed caution. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. [134], On 24 June, members of the RMT working on the London Underground voted to continue with strike action for a further six months in an ongoing dispute over pensions and job cuts. [22], In December 2022 the Rail Delivery Group offered a pay rise worth 8% over two years, but this was rejected by the RMT as it was linked to their agreeing to reforms such as those relating to Sunday overtime and the expansion of Driver-only operated trains. 6 mins. (Northern Ireland's network is managed separately.
London Underground and Overground staff were also set to strike on 3 November, but this has also been moved to 10 November due to Poppy Day in the capital. 21 Jun 2022. [24] On 19 January the Rail Delivery Group made a fresh offer to the RMT, with a backdated pay rise to 2022 and worth 5% for 2022 and 4% for 2023, but this was again linked to changes in working conditions. [67] On 4 November the RMT announced the strikes had been suspended and that they would enter into "a period of intensive negotiations" with Network Rail and the train operators. [71] On 22 November, the RMT announced four 48-hour strikes in the run up to Christmas and early 2023, with strike action scheduled for 1314 December, 1617 December, 34 January and 67 January. With strike action taking place across Scotland and the rest of the UK, many are wonderingwhen these strikes are happeningand what kind of disruption to expect.
Find out if there are train strikes over the Easter weekend on April 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th 2023. [140] On 23 June, it was announced that 700 staff at Heathrow Airport who belong to the GMB and Unite unions had voted to hold strike action during the summer holidays, when the number of overseas travellers was expected to be at pre-pandemic levels. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Comments have been closed on this article. HP10 9TY. When:Scottish and Northern Irishcivil servantswill strike on December 13 to 18 with new strike dates occurring on a rolling basis. [155] Around 1,600 Unite members working for London United Busways staged a 48-hour strike on 19 and 20 August, affecting bus routes in West and South West London, as well as parts of Surrey. [109] On the second day of strike action, Downing Street urged union members to call off the strikes "as quickly as possible", but Lynch warned that the strike on 25 June was likely to go ahead, along with future industrial action. H. Two strike dates suspended by RMT as Rail Delivery Group talks continue; including most of Scotland and Wales. [141] On 7 July the strike action was suspended following further discussions between union representatives and British Airways, which had resulted in what the union described as a "vastly improved" pay offer. Editors' Code of Practice. Strike action will take place across two 48-hour periods in December as well as more strikes that will affect engineering works. So thats why weve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. HP10 9TY. So thats why weve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. While ScotRail staff accepted a pay rise of7.5% for conductors and ticket examiners as well as an8.5% risefor lower-paid employees, Network Rail staff across the UK are still on strike. [25] On 10 February the RMT rejected a deal the Rail Delivery Group and Network Rail had described as their "best and final" offer, and said they would seek further discussions. They were subsequently joined by members of other rail unions, with the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) voting to take strike action. The deal was rejected by the RMT's executive committee, but the rail industry and UK government want the deal to be put to a vote of members. National RMT strikes have typically seen around 40,000 workers walk out across more than a dozen operators, effectively bringing the rail network to a standstill. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. 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[146] On 29 June, Royal Mail managers belonging to the Unite union voted to take industrial action in a dispute over redundancies and a redeployment programme to bring in what they described as "worsening terms and conditions"; the vote for strike action was 86% in the UK mainland and 89% in Northern Ireland. [60] Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September, both the RMT and ASLEF announced the suspension of their strikes scheduled for the following week. [26], The rail network of Great Britain has operated under a franchising system since its privatisation in 1997, with services in England, Wales, and Scotland being run by a number of operating companies. Rail: Strike by Network Rail members of the RMT planned for 16 March, is OFF (along with overtime bans), while a referendum takes place on the latest offer.Many more We can expect similar levels of disruption for this next set of strikes. Whilst the second will be from Friday On 20 August, during the RMT's sixth day of strike action, Shapps urged the RMT to accept what he described as a "fair" deal, but Lynch said that "only half the people in this dispute" would be covered by the deal. [19] On 14 July, ASLEF announced that train drivers at eight train companies Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Greater Anglia, Southeastern, Hull Trains and West Midlands Trains would strike on 30 July, involving around 5,500 union members. [94], ITV News highlighted the impact the railway's industrial action was having on retail businesses that rely on train passengers, such as coffee shops located in railway stations, with one outlet reporting a 90% drop in footfall on the first day of strike action. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with. [70] A strike by London Overground workers, also scheduled for 26 November, was suspended while they considered a fresh pay offer. While the strikes are only on the 15th and 17th, there will be disruption on the evening of Wednesday, September 14, the whole of Friday, September 16, and the morning of Sunday, September 18, due to disruption caused by the closing and re-opening of signal boxes across Scotland. The union said having been made aware of the Royal British Legions Poppy Day on 3 November, its executive has decided to re-arrange strike action for the 9th. RMT members are next due to strike on 30 March, and 1 April - the start of the Easter school holidays for many. Disruption is also likely to be felt the day after the strikes, with signal boxes in the central 12 December 2022. [17], With three days of industrial action having occurred in June 2022, a fourth strike day in July reportedly went ahead after the union claimed that Network Rail had refused to make any further improvements on their pay offer, and made threats on redundancies and pay if strike action was not withdrawn. [55] The RMT staged their sixth day of nationwide strike action on 20 August. When: Driving examiners in Scotland and the North East of England will go on strike from December 13 to 18. Strike action is set to take place on Tuesday, December 13, Wednesday, December 14, Friday, December 16, and Saturday, December 17. There will also be some later strikes in January 2023 on the 3,4,6 and 7. pic.twitter.com/IEwpvHEjv4, Adding that they (RMT) have been reasonable with negations and deals but say "it is impossible to find a negotiated settlement when the dead hand of government is presiding over these talks. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The need for efficiency improvements and an end to outdated practices has also been highlighted, cited examples include requiring teams of up to nine people to do a job that could be completed by one person, and "walking time" of up to 12 minutes for staff members walking from their duties to the mess room during their breaks. Before even hitting its first year under the Scottish Government, ScotRail has forked out just under 650,000 in payments to customers who dealt with late-running trains, figures show. Here are all the strikes taking place in Scotland and when they are set to happen: While strike action across Scotlandtook place on December 7 and 8, the country'slargest teaching union, EIS, warned that if the Scottish Government doesn't offer an improvement on its 5%offer, more strikes could take place. The planned rail strike dates for March 2023 will see action take place on: Thursday, March 16, 2023 Saturday March 18, 2023 Thursday, March 30, 2023 It is Royal Mail staff are in a long-running dispute with the company's CEO, Simon Thompson over plans to overhaul the company through redundancies and changes to contracts. On 23 June BBC News reported that around 25 festivalgoers were waiting at London's Paddington station for trains going to Glastonbury, suggesting many had either travelled on non-strike days or found other ways of getting to the festival. [154] The strike represented the first such industrial action for three decades. The SNP-run administration has been told they have "lost all sense of direction" as they gear up to celebrate their first year with the rail service.. [130] ASLEF members staged a strike on 2 July, affecting 90% of train services operated by Greater Anglia. The first strikes will be taking place from Tuesday 13 December until Wednesday 14 December. [102] The 13 August strike also coincided with a severe heat wave for which the Met Office had issued an amber heat warning. Fresh strike action from rail workers will see five days of disruption across Scotland in the lead-up to Christmas. The strike dates in full. Editors' Code of Practice. 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The RMT has organised a fresh round of widespread strikes for Saturday 5, Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November. October and November strike dates: When are rail and bus walkouts and will nurses strike? July 25, 2022 6:29 pm (Updated 8:12 pm) Rail strike chaos is set to drag on for weeks, with station staff, operational, maintenance, supervisory and management staff Network Rail is unable to facilitate passenger services on any other routes during the strike days due to a greater reliance on manual signalling outside the Central Belt. Milngavie to Springburn: Two trains per hour. Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central via Shotts: One train per hour. [68] The Rail Delivery Group, which represents the UK's train operators, said this was because rotas are agreed with train drivers a week in advance. [5][6] No overall deal has been reached with the UK government. [4] On 16 December a pay and employment deal was reached with between the Transport for Wales and the rail unions. Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who arent really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse. ", Knowing that the strike dates would cause some anger in the public, Lynch added: "we are sorry to inconvenience you, but we urge you to direct your anger and frustration at the government and railway employers during this latest phase of action.". [89][90][91][92] A similar picture also emerged on 23 June, with empty railway stations as people remained at home. [16] Network Rail made a fresh pay offer on 12 July, which it said was worth more than 5%, but that was again linked to workers accepting "modernising reforms". [118] The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022 were brought before Parliament on 27 June. Ros Atkins On Why Rail Strikes Are Happening. Our sector has a 2bn hole in its budget with many fewer passengers using our services. [119] The new regulations repealed previous legislation that prohibited the use of agency staff to replace striking workers,[120][121] and raise the amount of damages a company can seek from a trade union because of industrial action from 250,000 to 1 million. The conversation will go back to what it should be about people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. But the Trades Union Congress (TUC) criticised the plans, saying they undermined the right to strike and would put safety at risk. Strike action will take place across two 48-hour periods in December as well as more strikes that will affect engineering works. [121], Although any legislation would not be quick enough to prevent disruption from the strike action in June, the UK government argued it was required because "unions are threatening action across the economy". [114], A YouGov poll found that in October 2022, 45% of British adults strongly or somewhat support the rail strike compared to 42% who strongly or somewhat oppose it. But BBC News reported that the 2017 law had been passed before changes the Senedd's powers had made clear industrial relations is a "reserved" matter for Westminster. [49][98] On 30 July, West Midlands Trains ran an emergency shuttle service between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International, while in London travel to Lady Gaga's Chromatica Ball show in Tottenham was affected by a lack of London Overground services. Sources told the Daily Mail that government officials and industry chiefs found Mick Whelan - boss of train drivers' union Aslef - 'deeply unpleasant' in recent meetings. Glasgow Queen Street to Falkirk Grahamston: One train per hour. Gary Lineker and the BBCs impartiality crisis. Audio Described Sign Language. The RMT said they were "considering" the offer. Tomorrow, 1pm, Parliament Square.#StandByYourPost pic.twitter.com/nfk5JfGoNI. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. RMT announces 4 weeks of industrial action@RMTunion will put on a series of 48 hour strikes in December and January after industry bosses failed to offer any new deals to reach a settlement. [95] On 24 June The Scotsman reported on the potential impact on the hospitality industry. Less than a fifth of trains ran on strike days. Further plans for strike action have been announced by RMT for December 24-27 and January 3-4 and 6-7. Comments have been closed on this article. He also instructed Labour MPs not to join picket lines, but several, including John McDonnell, Diane Abbott, Kate Osborne and Nadia Whittome, then went on to do so. Leon Thompson, executive director of UKHospitality Scotland, suggested that the initial three days of strikes planned in June may lose the industry as much as 50 million. [77] On 22 March the strikes scheduled for 30 March and 1 April were called off following discussions with RMT representatives of train company staff and the Rail Delivery Group. 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The workers are set to take further strike action on 4, 5, 10, 12 16, 19, 25 and 26 January 2023. [75], On 16 February the RMT announced four new days of strikes during March and April, with the dates confirmed as 16, 18 and 30 March, and 1 April. A strike by members of Unite at Network Rail will not go ahead after they voted to accept the offer. [126] But some industry figures have expressed caution. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. [134], On 24 June, members of the RMT working on the London Underground voted to continue with strike action for a further six months in an ongoing dispute over pensions and job cuts. [22], In December 2022 the Rail Delivery Group offered a pay rise worth 8% over two years, but this was rejected by the RMT as it was linked to their agreeing to reforms such as those relating to Sunday overtime and the expansion of Driver-only operated trains. 6 mins. (Northern Ireland's network is managed separately.
London Underground and Overground staff were also set to strike on 3 November, but this has also been moved to 10 November due to Poppy Day in the capital. 21 Jun 2022. [24] On 19 January the Rail Delivery Group made a fresh offer to the RMT, with a backdated pay rise to 2022 and worth 5% for 2022 and 4% for 2023, but this was again linked to changes in working conditions. [67] On 4 November the RMT announced the strikes had been suspended and that they would enter into "a period of intensive negotiations" with Network Rail and the train operators. [71] On 22 November, the RMT announced four 48-hour strikes in the run up to Christmas and early 2023, with strike action scheduled for 1314 December, 1617 December, 34 January and 67 January. With strike action taking place across Scotland and the rest of the UK, many are wonderingwhen these strikes are happeningand what kind of disruption to expect.
Find out if there are train strikes over the Easter weekend on April 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th 2023. [140] On 23 June, it was announced that 700 staff at Heathrow Airport who belong to the GMB and Unite unions had voted to hold strike action during the summer holidays, when the number of overseas travellers was expected to be at pre-pandemic levels. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Comments have been closed on this article. HP10 9TY. When:Scottish and Northern Irishcivil servantswill strike on December 13 to 18 with new strike dates occurring on a rolling basis. [155] Around 1,600 Unite members working for London United Busways staged a 48-hour strike on 19 and 20 August, affecting bus routes in West and South West London, as well as parts of Surrey. [109] On the second day of strike action, Downing Street urged union members to call off the strikes "as quickly as possible", but Lynch warned that the strike on 25 June was likely to go ahead, along with future industrial action. H. Two strike dates suspended by RMT as Rail Delivery Group talks continue; including most of Scotland and Wales. [141] On 7 July the strike action was suspended following further discussions between union representatives and British Airways, which had resulted in what the union described as a "vastly improved" pay offer. Editors' Code of Practice. Strike action will take place across two 48-hour periods in December as well as more strikes that will affect engineering works. So thats why weve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. HP10 9TY. So thats why weve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. While ScotRail staff accepted a pay rise of7.5% for conductors and ticket examiners as well as an8.5% risefor lower-paid employees, Network Rail staff across the UK are still on strike. [25] On 10 February the RMT rejected a deal the Rail Delivery Group and Network Rail had described as their "best and final" offer, and said they would seek further discussions. They were subsequently joined by members of other rail unions, with the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) voting to take strike action. The deal was rejected by the RMT's executive committee, but the rail industry and UK government want the deal to be put to a vote of members. National RMT strikes have typically seen around 40,000 workers walk out across more than a dozen operators, effectively bringing the rail network to a standstill. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. 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