UK strikes 2023: Which workforces are striking or threatening to strike?

The RMT union said 20,000 of its members at 14 train companies will walk out on July 20, 22, and 29.

It said that train operators failed to make a new pay offer, and negotiations with the Government had stalled.

However, train operators said the action was “totally unnecessary” and urged the union to put the latest pay offer to its members.

The strikes coincide with the fourth and fifth Ashes Test at Old Trafford and The Oval, and The Open golf championship at Royal Liverpool.

But they are not the only union to have taken or promised action. Here is a complete round-up.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is holding walkouts as part of 15 days of strike action from its Swansea office.

Public and Commercial Services Union members are taking action over pay, pensions, and conditions until June 25.

Customers have been warned that there could be delays in processing driving licences.

The National Education Union (NEU) has told its members to reject an offer made by the Government to settle its pay dispute. The Department of Education offered an average 4.5 per cent pay rise for next year, a one-off £1,000 payment this year, alongside a commitment to “reduce workload by five hours each week”.

The Government said the offer was fair, reasonable, and fully funded but the NEU said 58 per cent of schools would have to make cuts next year to afford that offer.

The headteacher’s union NAHT revealed that it had received the same offer.

NEU members went on strike on March 15. The industrial action followed a major day of strikes on February 1, when half of all UK schools were at least partly closed, as well as other recent strikes.

The NEU will meet on Saturday to discuss whether to take action for the week commencing July 3.

The BMA recently held a 72-hour walkout from June 14 to 17.

The association has demanded more than the five per cent pay increase the Government has offered and said that junior doctors have suffered a real-terms “pay erosion” of 26 per cent over the past 15 years.

More than 350,000 appointments and procedures were cancelled across England during the week. Londoners were warned to stay away from A&E unless they had life-threatening injuries.

More than 1,700 drivers working for the bus company Arriva were set to go on strike on three dates in June, as part of a fresh wave of industrial action.

However, the strikes have now been called off.

According to the TfL strikes page, “Strikes planned on Arriva London North bus services in June have been suspended.”

Security staff at Heathrow Airport called off the first two days of strike action — due to be held on June 24 and 25 as part of a pay dispute.

Unite will vote on a pay deal over the coming days. If this is rejected, the remaining 29 days of strikes will go ahead as planned.

These are: June 28, 29, and 30, July 14-16, 21-24, 28-31, August 4-7, 11-14. 18-20, and 24-27.

GMB members in Coventry have voted to strike across another six months in a dispute over pay, with 99 per cent voting in favour.

Senior organiser Amanda Gearing said: “The vote for six more months of strike action at Amazon Coventry shows these workers are in for the long haul.

“These workers are angry, they know their rights and they will not go away.”

Thousands of rail workers will strike for three days in July as part of a long-running dispute about pay and conditions.

The RMT union said 20,000 of its members at 14 train companies will walk out on July 20, 22, and 29.

The strikes coincide with the fourth and fifth Ashes Test at Old Trafford and The Oval, and The Open golf championship at Royal Liverpool.

The Aslef union has also voted to continue industrial action for a further six months.

Spanish pilots could strike this summer in a dispute with the Spanish government. The Spanish Union of Airline Pilots has proposed industrial action that could affect pilots at Easyjet and Ryanair, along with Jet 2, Swiftair, Plus Ultra, Norweigan, Eurowings, and Evelop.

Union members are protesting against the Government’s “abusive” minimum services rules, which reportedly mean that 90 per cent of flights have been forced to go ahead during industrial action.

Also, anyone planning a trip to America should be aware there are planned strikes as well, with pilots at Southwest Airlines and American Airlines voting overwhelmingly for industrial action.

Southwest Airlines Pilots Association’s (SWAPA) says “operational disasters and the lack of progress after three-plus years of stagnant negotiations” are the reasons for strike action.

“Our pilots are tired of apologizing to our passengers on behalf of a company that refuses to place its priorities on its internal and external customers.”

However, any strike action requires permission from the federal National Mediation Board, so it’s best to keep abreast of developments if you are travelling to America.