United Kingdom Strikes

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 subsidiary company. The union says the changes amount to fire-and-rehire and could cut retirement income; pickets are planned on campus.

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, followed by 9, 11 and 13 February.

UNISON members who are support staff at Columbus School & College (Chelmsford), Pioneer School (Basildon) and The Key (Clacton) will walk out for seven further days between 5 and 13 February, following a 100% vote for strike action. Staff are seeking a specialist SEN allowance and recognition for additional responsibilities.

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 makes tennis‑ball felt and snooker baize; staff say wages have lagged inflation for years.

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 confirms the dates and says most affected staff are in professional services roles.

UNISON members in professional services at Manchester Metropolitan University are striking over the imposed 1.4% 2025–26 national pay award, with the university warning of reduced availability in some services.

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

Unite hospitality members at Vue’s St Enoch Centre (Glasgow) are continuing daily walkouts for a further four weeks over pay, union recognition and late‑shift transport, following a four‑week festive strike.

UNISON members at the mental health charity Second Step will strike over pay and conditions on multiple dates spanning late January and early February, affecting services across Bristol, Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire.

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 restructure. Action runs 3–6 February, with pickets each morning; this notice covers the remaining dates on and after 5 February.

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

Outsourced cleaners on the Docklands Light Railway employed by Bidvest Noonan will strike on 4 February over sick pay and conditions, coinciding with a protest at the TfL Board meeting.

Unite refuse workers remain on a continuous, all-out strike against Birmingham City Council over pay cuts linked to scrapping the Waste Recycling and Collection Officer role. The dispute is ongoing with no agreed end date; unions and local reports indicate action will continue into at least spring–summer 2026.

Around 80 Unite members providing council-run passenger transport for children with special educational needs and disabled/vulnerable adults are staging rolling walkouts over lack of safety equipment, inadequate first aid and risk assessments.

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

Around 30 Unite members employed by Sodexo at Sullom Voe Terminal (mechanics, cleaners, plant operators, electricians) are striking on multiple January dates after rejecting a two‑year pay offer.

Over 40 UNISON members at the National Coal Mining Museum (Wakefield) remain on continuous strike in a long-running pay dispute; the mandate currently runs until 28 January and may be extended further.

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 every fortnight thereafter, in a dispute over pay not increased for three years.

About 60 Unite members (insulators, painters, scaffolders, supervision) employed by Altrad at Sullom Voe will strike again in January after rejecting lump‑sum offers in lieu of a consolidated rise.

UCU says Leicester staff will take three further strike days in January in a dispute over planned redundancies and course closures. The branch has already taken extensive action and is re‑balloting while management pursues a restructuring that could cut roles across multiple departments.

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

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

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 suspended the action pending a member vote.

NASUWT members at Lily Lane Primary (Moston, Manchester) and Ravensfield Primary (Dukinfield, Tameside) are staging a series of January walkouts citing a ‘culture of violence’ and inadequate safeguards.

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.

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

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 13 to 16 January 2026.

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.

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

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 planned closure and potential redundancies.

Around 350 Unite members at Stagecoach’s Lea Interchange garage in Leyton will strike for two 48‑hour periods, citing bullying and anti‑union practices. Multiple East London routes serving Stratford/Westfield and local hospitals will be affected.

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.

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 safer late‑shift transport.

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

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 dispute.

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

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

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 January 2026.

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 on an ACAS‑brokered deal.

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 of company sick pay, following earlier walkouts in late November and early December.

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

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 hours in a pay dispute.

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

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.

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

Unite members at Village Hotels Leeds North (Far Headingley) and Leeds South (Morley) will strike for three days over pay, equal pay and recognition, impacting housekeeping services during the festive period.

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

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

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

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

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

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

UNISON members working as theatre assistants across Leeds Teaching Hospitals are staging a 48‑hour walkout over regrading and back pay, after a 100% Yes ballot. The trust warns services will be under additional pressure alongside resident doctor action.

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

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

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

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

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 December.

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

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, disrupting services across England.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

More than 120 PCS members who patrol UK waters, including the English Channel, are striking on 1 December over frozen specialist allowances and unresolved changes to terms and conditions.

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

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 Edinburgh from 14–25 Nov, with Yeovil striking 25–28 Nov.

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

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

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 planned at South Kensington and White City campuses.

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 and loss of rest days/annual leave.

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 after ACAS mediation failed.

Unite members employed by multiple subcontractors at the Sellafield nuclear site are continuing industrial action for a further two weeks, with slow‑march pickets causing access disruption.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unite members at Bournemouth Airport (baggage handling, check-in, flight dispatching and plane fuelling) announced four strike days after rejecting a pay offer. The airport says it is preparing contingency plans.

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 on 2025-09-17 over rebanding/back pay. Emergency and life-preserving services were maintained.