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Britain’s “winter of discontent” looks set to loom into the new year after a month of aggressive strikes in December paralyzed the country and put Christmas in jeopardy for many.
Nurses, rail staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security staff, Border Force officers, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and national highways workers have walked out in recent weeks due to disputes between their employers and unions. on wages and working conditions resonate at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
Furthermore, few of these disputes have been resolved, leading many unions to threaten further industrial action in January.
Andy Furey, acting deputy general secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU), for example, has said his organisation’s dispute with Royal Mail is unlikely to be resolved soon and plans are in place to vote members see you well into the new year. the prospect of new strikes.
He said the CWU’s most recent offer had been “rejected in our face” and that “no further talks are planned at this stage”.
For its part, Royal Mail has urged the CWU to accept its own offer and call off its upcoming demonstrations, insisting: “We are doing everything we can to minimize delays and keep people, businesses and the country connected.”
What follows is a full list of all strikes currently scheduled for January 2023, with more likely to be announced in the coming weeks.
Sunday January 1
National highway workers strike – all areas
Driving the Examiners’ Strike: West Midlands, East Midlands and East of England
Unison staff at the Environment Agency refuse to volunteer to attend incidents
Monday January 2
Environment Agency Unison staff refuse to voluntarily attend incidents until 9am
Tuesday, January 3
National RMT train strike
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) resumes the strike
National highway workers strike – all areas
Wednesday January 4
National RMT train strike
National highway workers strike – all areas
Driving examiner strike: London, South East, South Wales and South West
RPA continues the strike
Thursday, January 5
ASLEF train drivers strike throughout the country
Driving examiner strike: London, South East, South Wales and South West
RPA continues the strike
Friday January 6
National RMT train strike
National Highways Workers’ Strike – East Midlands and East of England
Driving examiner strike: London, South East, South Wales and South West
RPA continues the strike
Saturday January 7
National RMT train strike
National Highways Workers’ Strike – East Midlands and East of England
Driving examiner strike: London, South East, South Wales and South West
Sunday, January 8
Driving examiner strike: London, South East, South Wales and South West
Monday, January 9
Driving examiner strike: London, South East, South Wales and South West
RPA continues the strike
Tuesday January 10
Education Institute of Scotland (EIS) national strike.
Driving examiner strike: London, South East, South Wales and South West
RPA continues the strike
Wednesday January 11
EIS, joined by the Scottish Association of Secondary Teachers, national strike
RPA continues the strike
Thursday January 12
RPA continues the strike
Friday January 13
RPA continues the strike
Monday January 16
The EIS national strike will last 16 consecutive days until Thursday, February 2