United Kingdom Strikes

UCU announced new walkouts at the University of Leicester in May in a dispute over proposed redundancies and restructuring. The action follows sustain... See More

NUJ members who produce BBC World Service’s Newshour and BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight will stage a one‑day strike in London on 18 May 2026. The wal... See More

Around 300 Unite-represented drivers at Stagecoach's Bow garage in East London are striking over fatigue and inadequate rest breaks. After Friday walk... See More

UCU members at the University of Sheffield have announced six strike days in May after securing a fresh mandate in their local dispute over job cuts a... See More

RMT seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary held a 24-hour walkout on Friday 8 May 2026 and will repeat on Wednesday 13 May 2026 in a dispute over pay ... See More

UCU has announced five strike days at Solent University after management moved to force 357 academic staff out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme by tran... See More

EIS‑FELA has issued formal notice of further strike dates by welding and fabrication lecturers at City of Glasgow College’s Riverside campus over inad... See More

NUJ and Bectu members at STV have called a one‑day strike on Friday 8 May 2026 in protest at a 0% pay offer and the lack of agreement on future compen... See More

Around 300 Unite members employed by DHL Supply Chain at Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull plant have started an indefinite strike on 7 May after rejecting... See More

UNISON says library, admin, IT and other support staff at the University of Gloucestershire are walking out after rejecting a 1.4% pay offer that amou... See More

Unite‑represented bus drivers at First South Yorkshire’s Doncaster depot will strike again on 22 and 24 April in an ongoing pay dispute seeking parity... See More

Around 100 ABM staff who assist passengers with reduced mobility at London Stansted Airport, represented by Unite, will strike from 3 to 6 May 2026 af... See More

University and College Union members at Langley College, Windsor College, Berkshire College of Agriculture and Strode’s College will hold a further on... See More

GMB Scotland members at John Dewar & Sons’ London Road bottling hall will walk out after opposing changes that recalculate annual leave in hours, whic... See More

More than 400 employees of the British Medical Association, represented by GMB, will walk out on 30 April and 2 May after rejecting a 2.75% pay offer ... See More

UCU members at the University of Aberdeen will stage additional walkouts across April in a dispute over job cuts and possible compulsory redundancies;... See More

More than 500 Unite members at the University of Cambridge, including library, museum, estates, finance, student services and IT staff, will strike ag... See More

GMB-organised support staff at 22 primary schools in the London Borough of Merton have voted to strike for one day on 1 May 2026 over a pay dispute li... See More

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at London Metropolitan University will stage eight days of strike action in April over proposed job ... See More

Over 150 Unite members who work as bus station and network traffic controllers for Transport for London will walk out from 23 to 25 April over plans t... See More

UCU members at Northumbria University will take five further strike days in April in a dispute over plans to force staff out of the Teachers’ Pension ... See More

GMB says frontline Cadent Gas staff in Stockport will stage walkouts over "excessive" weekend working, after voting for industrial action. The company... See More

The University of Glasgow has confirmed a one‑day strike called by UNISON and Unite in connection with the 2025/26 pay award. Staff have been instruct... See More

RMT members working for subcontractor Cleshar CS Ltd on the London Overground Windrush line will hold 24-hour strikes over pay and conditions on 26 Fe... See More

UNISON says library assistants, administrators, IT workers and other support staff at the University of Gloucestershire will walk out again after reje... See More

EIS‑ULA members at Edinburgh Napier University will strike on 13–16 and 21–24 April 2026 in a dispute over job cuts and the lack of a no‑compulsory‑re... See More

RMT members at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will stage a further 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 16, 2026 after rejecting the latest pay offer. The uni... See More

UNISON says library assistants, administrators and IT workers at the University of Bristol are walking out for three days after rejecting a 1.4% pay o... See More

The British Medical Association announced a six‑day walkout by resident doctors across England from 7 to 13 April 2026 over pay and jobs after rejecti... See More

About 1,000 non-academic university staff represented by Unite will hold a one-day strike on Friday, April 10, 2026 at the University of Glasgow, the ... See More

GMB union representing British Medical Association staff announced a further 48‑hour strike on 6–7 April 2026 over pay erosion, noting that BMA staff ... See More

The Heriot-Watt UCU branch announced strike action across UK campuses, with pickets at Edinburgh, including March 30–31 and April 1, 2026, in oppositi... See More

UCU announced a further five strike days at Northumbria University in March 2026 over a pension dispute, following earlier February–early March action... See More

Prospect union members at the Atomic Weapons Establishment will stage 24‑hour walkouts over a restructuring dispute, with strikes confirmed for 12 Mar... See More

Over 300 Unite members based at Stagecoach’s Bow bus garage will walk out for four days over fatigue and scheduling, disrupting several east London ro... See More

UCU members at the University of Essex will stage nine strike days in March to oppose plans to close the Southend campus and cut around 400 jobs, foll... See More

UCU members at the University of Aberdeen have announced four strike days in March in a dispute over budget cuts and the refusal to rule out compulsor... See More

University and College Union members at Windsor Forest Colleges Group will walk out on 17 and 18 March after rejecting a sub‑par pay offer as part of ... See More

Unite members employed by Birmingham City Council in waste and recycling remain on all‑out strike, which began on 11 March 2025. In February 2026, wor... See More

UCU members are striking against plans to force staff out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme by freezing pay for those who refuse; action includes 19 Feb... See More

RMT announced that Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers will stage a 48-hour strike from 00:01 on March 5 to 23:59 on March 6 over pay, transparency and co... See More

EIS‑ULA members at Edinburgh Napier University are taking strike action against planned job cuts and the threat of compulsory redundancies; the univer... See More

Around 80 Unite members providing Leeds City Council passenger transport for children with special educational needs and disabled/vulnerable adults ar... See More

UCU members at Study Group’s University of Sheffield International College will walk out on February 16, 18, 20, 24 and 26 over a zero pay award and w... See More

Unite refuse workers at Birmingham City Council have extended their all‑out strike mandate for a further six months, meaning continuous industrial act... See More

Nearly 100 Wolffkran tower crane operators across the UK will hold recurring 24-hour strikes after rejecting pay offers and opposing reduced standby p... See More

UNISON, Unite and UCU members at Imperial College London will strike on 12, 16 and 24 February over the university’s imposed 2025–26 local pay award a... See More

UCU members will hold a one‑day walkout after the college imposed a 2% award; the union cites excessive workloads and last year’s redundancies. This f... See More

Unite refuse workers employed by Birmingham City Council have voted to extend their all-out strike for a further six months, keeping the indefinite wo... See More

Around 350 Stagecoach drivers at the Lea Interchange garage (Leyton) will strike over alleged bullying and union-busting. Two 48-hour walkouts are sch... See More

Unite says over 1,000 skilled workers at BAE Systems’ Warton and Samlesbury sites have resumed strike action in a dispute over a 2025 pay deal and con... See More

Over 400 Unite members employed by Bilfinger UK will walk out for 48 hours across dozens of UK Continental Shelf oil and gas installations, demanding ... See More

UCU has announced strike action at the University of Essex in opposition to plans to cut 400 jobs and close the Southend campus, with consecutive stri... See More

Prospect union members at London Museum will stage a one‑day walkout on Thursday 19 February 2026 after rejecting imposed pay offers; action short of ... See More

UCU members at Southampton Solent University will walk out over two days in protest at staff being moved off LGPS/TPS into a lower-value scheme via a ... See More

Around 200 Unite members at Stagecoach East (Cambridge depot) will continue their pay dispute with further one-day walkouts on 26, 28 and 30 January, ... See More

UNISON members who are support staff at Columbus School & College (Chelmsford), Pioneer School (Basildon) and The Key (Clacton) will walk out for seve... See More

Around 50 Unite members at WSP Textiles in Stroud and Dursley are staging additional February walkouts after rejecting a 2.35% pay offer. The company ... See More

UNISON members at the University of Bristol will strike on 10–12 February 2026 in a dispute over the 2025–26 national pay award. The university confir... See More

UNISON members in professional services at Manchester Metropolitan University are striking over the imposed 1.4% 2025–26 national pay award, with the ... See More

UNISON says members at Manchester Metropolitan University will take industrial action on 10 February 2026 as part of the higher education pay dispute. See More

Unite hospitality members at Vue’s St Enoch Centre (Glasgow) are continuing daily walkouts for a further four weeks over pay, union recognition and la... See More

UNISON members at the mental health charity Second Step will strike over pay and conditions on multiple dates spanning late January and early February... See More

More than 30 UNISON members at Richard Cobden Primary School (Camden, London) are staging a four‑day strike over pay grading and workload following a ... See More

Train drivers will stage region‑by‑region 24‑hour walkouts at multiple operators, alongside a nationwide overtime ban (overtime ban not counted as str... See More

Outsourced cleaners on the Docklands Light Railway employed by Bidvest Noonan will strike on 4 February over sick pay and conditions, coinciding with ... See More

Unite refuse workers remain on a continuous, all-out strike against Birmingham City Council over pay cuts linked to scrapping the Waste Recycling and ... See More

Around 80 Unite members providing council-run passenger transport for children with special educational needs and disabled/vulnerable adults are stagi... See More

EIS members will walk out over a ‘fire and rehire’ move removing teachers from the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme. See More

Around 30 Unite members employed by Sodexo at Sullom Voe Terminal (mechanics, cleaners, plant operators, electricians) are striking on multiple Januar... See More

Over 40 UNISON members at the National Coal Mining Museum (Wakefield) remain on continuous strike in a long-running pay dispute; the mandate currently... See More

Around 80–100 Unite-represented tower crane operators at Wolffkran UK will begin 24-hour strikes on Tuesday 27 January, with further one-day walkouts ... See More

About 60 Unite members (insulators, painters, scaffolders, supervision) employed by Altrad at Sullom Voe will strike again in January after rejecting ... See More

UCU says Leicester staff will take three further strike days in January in a dispute over planned redundancies and course closures. The branch has alr... See More

Nearly 200 outsourced facilities staff (porters, domestics, catering, security) will walk out for seven days seeking NHS pension parity with directly ... See More

Unite members at Stagecoach East (Cambridge depot) will strike again, with reduced services expected across Cambridge. See More

Unite said Met Police civilian staff would strike 19–24 January over an inferior pay offer; following ACAS talks a new offer was made and Unite suspen... See More

NASUWT members at Lily Lane Primary (Moston, Manchester) and Ravensfield Primary (Dukinfield, Tameside) are staging a series of January walkouts citin... See More

Unite members at First Cymru will begin a continuous strike across South and West Wales over pay rates and back pay, disrupting many bus services. See More

Imperial’s Joint Trade Unions (UCU, Unite, Unison) have confirmed 10 strike days over a local pay dispute, affecting teaching and services across the ... See More

BMA Scotland members voted for industrial action after a ballot; unless a credible offer is made, resident doctors will stage a 96‑hour walkout from 1... See More

UCU has served formal notice for three days of strike action at around 30 FE college employers in England over pay, workload and national bargaining. See More

Around 20 Unite members at the Newhaven ERF will stage a fourth week of walkouts in a pay dispute, following November and December action. See More

PCS members at DWP’s Lincoln Service Centre began a further two‑week walkout from 5–16 January, following a month-long strike, opposing the site’s pla... See More

Around 350 Unite members at Stagecoach’s Lea Interchange garage in Leyton will strike for two 48‑hour periods, citing bullying and anti‑union practice... See More

GMB says FCC Environment workers in Waltham Forest have accepted an improved pay offer; planned pre‑Christmas and New Year strikes will not go ahead. See More

Around 50 Unite members at Vue’s St Enoch Centre cinema in Glasgow began a four‑week walkout demanding the real living wage, union recognition and saf... See More

Unite members at Arriva depots in Leicester, Hinckley and Coalville will strike on selected dates in December and early January over pay. See More

Around 30 Unite members at Glen Dimplex’s Portadown plant walked out for 48 hours from 00:01 on 5 January to 02:00 on 7 January in an escalating pay d... See More

Unite members at Veolia’s Lumley Street depot remain on all‑out strike for union recognition and improved terms; action continues into early January. See More

Unite members employed by Grosvenor Facilities Management are in a second wave of strike action over pay and conditions, running to 5 January. See More

PCS announced DWP members at the Lincoln City Hall Service Centre will strike for a month over planned office closure, from 1 December 2025 to 2 Janua... See More

UVW members at the West End Quay residential complex in Paddington will strike for 12 days after management imposed a year‑long pay freeze and reneged... See More

RMT cleaners employed by contractor Bidvest Noonan on the Docklands Light Railway will strike from 31 December to 1 January over low pay and the lack ... See More

PCS says parliamentary security workers will strike on 31 December in their dispute over shift patterns, annual leave and pay, following previous walk... See More

Around 175 Unite members in Met Command and Control (including call handlers, office staff, fleet/technicians) will strike from 06:00 on 31 Dec for 25... See More

Unite members employed by OCS to clean British Airways offices/buildings at Heathrow are on strike through late December over low pay and conditions. See More

Around 90 Unite members at Diageo’s Belfast site will strike over pay, after rejecting an offer; action is expected to affect Guinness 0.0 canning. See More

Around 200 DHL check‑in and baggage staff dedicated to easyJet will strike over two three‑day periods in late December. See More

Unite members at Village Hotels Leeds North (Far Headingley) and Leeds South (Morley) will strike for three days over pay, equal pay and recognition, ... See More

RMT members at CrossCountry will strike over pay, staffing and broken commitments on 6, 13, 20 and 27 December, following months of unresolved talks. See More

Unite says about 200 Stagecoach workers in Cambridge will strike across five dates in December after rejecting a deal that reduces overtime rates. See More

Over 130 Unite members plan to walk out over a below‑inflation pay offer, threatening flights between London and Scandinavia. See More

About 350 Unite members based at the Westbourne Park garage are striking on multiple December dates after rejecting a below‑inflation offer, affecting... See More

The BMA has called a five‑day national walkout by resident (junior) doctors in England from 17 to 21 December over pay and jobs. See More

Unite members employed by multiple subcontractors at the Sellafield nuclear site will strike for a further week over site‑specific allowances and pay ... See More

UNISON members working as theatre assistants across Leeds Teaching Hospitals are staging a 48‑hour walkout over regrading and back pay, after a 100% Y... See More

Unite members at BAE Systems’ Warton and Samlesbury sites striking over a rejected 3.6% pay offer. See More

GMB members at the Lincolnshire frozen food storage site are on a two‑week strike, citing a zero‑percent offer. See More

UCU members at the University of Nottingham are holding multiple strike days through November and December over proposed job cuts and reorganisation. See More

UCU members at the University of Sheffield launched a 14‑day strike over threatened redundancies and restructuring. Action spans late November into mi... See More

UCU members at Imperial College London are striking over a below‑inflation 2% local pay award, with action confirmed on multiple days between 1 and 12... See More

UCU says staff across Capital City College Group (City & Islington, Westminster Kingsway, CONEL) will strike on 10–11 December in a local pay/conditio... See More

Train drivers at 14 operators will stage targeted 24‑hour walkouts on multiple dates between 2 and 8 December, alongside a 1–9 December overtime ban, ... See More

Around 320 Unite members at KeolisAmey Metrolink depots plan a three‑day walkout citing unsafe long‑hours rosters and insufficient rest days. See More

UCU members at Sheffield Hallam University are taking local strike action in December over job cuts and worsening conditions. See More

UCU members at the University of Derby will strike for three days in early December after voting to oppose compulsory redundancies and course closures... See More

PCS members at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives will strike for seven days after rejecting a 2–3% pay offer. See More

RMT cleaners on Docklands Light Railway (Bidvest Noonan contract) will take two 48-hour strikes over company sick pay: 27–28 November and 1–2 December... See More

Agency refuse workers employed by Job and Talent voted to join Unite’s Birmingham bin dispute from 1 December, citing bullying, harassment and excessi... See More

More than 120 PCS members who patrol UK waters, including the English Channel, are striking on 1 December over frozen specialist allowances and unreso... See More

UNISON and Unite members at TfGM are striking over a below-inflation pay offer, with further dates planned in November. See More

Unite members at Leonardo UK are striking over a below‑inflation pay offer. Following initial action on 12–13 Nov, further walkouts hit Basildon and E... See More

PCS members at pensions administrator MyCSP are continuing a prolonged strike over recognition and TUPE consultation, extended to 28 November. See More

UCU members at Lancaster University will strike over plans to cut around a quarter of staff in some areas. See More

UCU, UNISON and Unite have called four strike days at Imperial College London in a dispute over the university’s 2% local pay award. Pickets are plann... See More

Over 300 PCS members in Parliament’s Security Department staged a 24‑hour walkout from 07:00 on 26 Nov to 07:00 on 27 Nov over imposed 12‑hour shifts ... See More

PCS members in the Parliamentary Security Department will strike on 26 November over imposed 12-hour shifts and loss of six days' paid leave/rest days... See More

Unite members employed by multiple subcontractors at the Sellafield nuclear site are continuing industrial action for a further two weeks, with slow‑m... See More

UCU members at the University of Leicester are on discontinuous strike over redundancies and restructuring plans. See More

BMA resident doctors held a five‑day national walkout from 14–19 November over pay and training; the action concluded at 07:00 on 19 November. See More

BMA resident doctors in England to stage a five-day walkout from 07:00 on 14 November to 07:00 on 19 November. See More

PCS members in the Border Force Maritime unit will strike over frozen allowances and unresolved terms and conditions changes. See More

Unite members employed by contractor Amulet at the Bank of England will strike for 24 hours over a pay freeze. See More

RMT industrial action at CrossCountry reduces or halts services across the network on named strike days. See More

Unite refuse workers at Birmingham City Council in an indefinite all-out strike over job cuts and pay; action continues daily. See More

Unite tanker drivers at Turners (Soham) striking over pay; action impacts fuel deliveries to Glasgow and Edinburgh airports. See More

Unite members at Bournemouth Airport (baggage handling, check-in, flight dispatching and plane fuelling) announced four strike days after rejecting a ... See More

UNISON nursing healthcare support workers at County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust took strike action from 07:30 on 2025-09-15 until 07:29 o... See More