Past Strikes in Belgium
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27 – 28 Aug 2026
Wallonia: LETEC bus and tram strike announced for 27–28 August 2026
🚌🚊 Ended Mon 6 Jul 2026Brussels: STIB-MIVB public transport strike on 6 July 2026
🚌🚇🚊 Ended 18 May – 3 Jul 2026Verviers teachers’ strike extended to 10 July 2026 (front commun CSC‑, CGSP‑Enseignement & SETCa‑FGTB)
🏫 Ended Mon 29 Jun 2026Belgium: Nationwide prison staff strike on 29 June 2026
Ended Mon 29 Jun 2026Antwerp: ExxonMobil refinery strike from 29 June 2026
Ended Fri 26 Jun 2026Belgium: Firefighters' indefinite strike notice from 26 June 2026
Ended Tue 23 Jun 2026Brussels: public services strike on 23 June 2026
Ended Mon 22 Jun 2026Liège: Federal Judicial Police strike notice for 22–26 June 2026
Ended Tue 16 Jun 2026Namur: Interprofessional public and non‑profit strike on 16 June 2026
Ended Thu 4 Jun 2026Belgium (nationwide): Social-profit sector strike on 4 June 2026
🏥 Ended Tue 2 Jun 2026Belgium (nationwide): Skeyes air traffic controllers two-wave strike on 2 June 2026 (02:30–07:00 morning + 14:00–21:00 afternoon)
✈️ Ended 18 – 27 May 2026Fédération Wallonie‑Bruxelles: CSC‑Enseignement teachers’ strike from 18 to 27 May 2026
🏫 Ended Mon 18 May 2026ABVV announces strike to shut down TotalEnergies Antwerp refinery on 18 May 2026
Ended 11 – 13 May 2026Nationwide prison strike in Belgium on 11–12 May 2026
Ended Wed 13 May 2026Belgian rail union announces 24-hour SNCB strike on 13 May 2026
🚂 Called off Tue 12 May 2026Belgian unions call national strike/demonstration for 12 May 2026
🚌🚇🚊✈️ Ended Tue 12 May 2026Francophone police union files strike notice for 12 May–30 June 2026
Ended 27 Mar – 4 May 2026Bpost postal workers indefinite strike from late March 2026 over transformation plan (Brussels & Wallonia)
Ended Sun 19 Apr 2026Haren prison officers to start open-ended strike from 19 April
Ended Mon 13 Apr 2026CSC Public Services files national strike notice for federal prisons on 13 April
Ended 7 – 10 Apr 2026De Lijn unions announce April strike wave across Flanders (7–10 April)
🚌🚊 Ended Fri 3 Apr 2026Wallonia adapted-work enterprises: unions announce company-level actions from 3 April under open-ended strike notice
Ended Fri 27 Mar 2026Indefinite strike in Wallonia’s Adapted Work Enterprises (ETA) from March 13
Ended Fri 27 Mar 2026FGTB and CSC call strike day tied to 27 March Roux demonstration
Ended Tue 24 Mar 2026Indefinite strike notice in Wallonia’s sheltered workshops (ETA) effective from March 13
Ended 16 – 20 Mar 2026De Lijn unions file nine-day strike notice; first actions 16–20 March across Flanders
🚌🚊 Ended Thu 12 Mar 2026Belgium National Strike March 12, 2026: Massive Travel Disruptions
🚌🚇🚊✈️🏫 Ended 9 – 11 Mar 2026Belgium Rail Strike: March 8–11, 2026 (Confirmed)
🚂 Ended Tue 3 Mar 2026Liège area public sector strike on March 3, 2026 closes municipal counters and Intradel recycling parks
Ended Fri 20 Feb 2026Bpost postal workers strike in Philippeville area continues, suspending mail delivery
Ended Fri 13 Feb 2026Public sector day of action with strike notice on February 13, 2026
Ended 5 – 12 Feb 2026Interprofessional strike actions announced for 5, 10 and 12 February
🚌🚊🏫 Ended 6 – 9 Feb 2026TEC Liège–Verviers strike extended until Monday, 9 February
🚌🚊 Ended 1 – 5 Feb 2026TEC strike extended through 5 February in parts of Wallonia
🚌🚊 Ended Tue 3 Feb 2026Non-profit (health/social/socio-cultural) sector strike day: 3 February 2026
🏥 Ended 26 – 30 Jan 2026Flemish government staff: organized work stoppage recognized on 26 and 30 January 2026
Ended 26 – 30 Jan 2026National Belgian Rail Strike (SNCB/NMBS): 26–30 January 2026
🚂 Ended 26 – 30 Jan 2026TEC (Wallonia) network strike actions: 26–30 January 2026; indefinite strike notice filed
🚌🚊 Ended Fri 23 Jan 2026Brussels non-profit health/social sector strike (front commun)
🏥 Ended 30 Dec 2025 – 1 Jan 2026Haren prison staff 48-hour strike from 2025-12-30 to 2026-01-01
Ended Thu 18 Dec 2025European farmers protest (tractors) during EU summit in Brussels against EU–Mercosur deal and CAP reforms
🚌🚊 Ended Mon 15 Dec 2025FWB sectors general strike and demonstration in Brussels
🏫 Ended 24 – 26 Nov 2025General strike across all sectors - three-day action
🚂🚌🚇🚊✈️🏫🏥 Ended Tue 14 Oct 2025Belgium general strike called by union front
Ended Wed 24 Sep 2025FGTB–CSC day of action in Namur (24 September 2025)
Ended 10 – 13 Sep 2025Belgian rail strike by SACT & SIC (7–13 September 2025)
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