Past Strikes in United Kingdom
← Current & upcoming strikesStrikes in United Kingdom that have already ended. 182 strikes, newest first. Page 3 of 4 · December 2025 – February 2026.
26 Jan – 13 Feb 2026
Stagecoach Cambridge bus drivers and engineers add late-January and mid-February strike dates
🚌 Ended 5 – 13 Feb 2026Essex special educational needs support staff to strike across three Lift Schools in early February
🏫 Ended 11 – 12 Feb 2026Manchester Metropolitan University support staff strike over 2025–26 pay award
Ended 10 – 12 Feb 2026University of Bristol professional services staff to strike over 2025–26 pay award
Ended Tue 10 Feb 2026Manchester Metropolitan University staff to strike on 10 February over pay
Ended 11 Jan – 6 Feb 2026Vue Glasgow St Enoch cinema staff extend strike for four more weeks
Ended 29 Jan – 6 Feb 2026Second Step mental health staff announce further strike days across South West
Ended 5 – 6 Feb 2026Camden primary school teaching assistants strike over pay grading
🏫 Ended 30 Jan – 5 Feb 2026ASLEF confirms rolling train driver strikes across England (late Jan–early Feb)
🚂 Ended Wed 4 Feb 2026DLR cleaners to strike alongside City Hall protest
Ended 27 – 31 Jan 2026Birmingham refuse workers’ all-out strike continues into 2026
Ended 16 – 30 Jan 2026Leeds council passenger transport (SEND) staff strike over safety concerns
🏫 Ended 16 – 28 Jan 2026National Coal Mining Museum workers continue all-out strike into late January
Ended 12 – 28 Jan 2026Sodexo workers at Sullom Voe Terminal stage January stoppages over pay
Ended 12 – 28 Jan 2026Craigclowan School (Perth) teachers to strike six days in January over pensions
🏫 Ended Tue 27 Jan 2026Wolffkran tower crane operators to start series of 24-hour strikes
Ended 12 – 26 Jan 2026Altrad contractors at Sullom Voe plan further January strikes over pay
Ended 22 – 26 Jan 2026University of Leicester staff to strike 22, 23 and 26 January over job cuts
🏫 Ended 20 – 26 Jan 2026Airedale Hospital (AGH Solutions) support staff to strike 20–26 January over pension inequality
🏥 Ended 19 – 24 Jan 2026Stagecoach Cambridge bus drivers announce further January strike days
🚌 Ended 19 – 24 Jan 2026Metropolitan Police civilian staff planned pay strike (suspended pending ballot)
Ended 13 – 22 Jan 2026Teachers at two Greater Manchester primaries strike over safety concerns
🏫 Ended 20 Nov 2025 – 21 Jan 2026First Cymru bus drivers to strike continuously for two months over pay and back pay
🚌 Ended 5 – 16 Jan 2026DWP Lincoln Service Centre workers extend strike two weeks over closure plans
Ended 5 – 16 Jan 2026Imperial College London staff to strike for 10 days in January
🏫 Ended 12 – 16 Jan 2026Veolia Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility workers to strike 12–16 January
Ended 14 – 16 Jan 2026Further education colleges in England: UCU calls three strike days (14–16 January)
🏫 Ended 13 – 16 Jan 2026Resident (junior) doctors in Scotland to strike 13–16 January over pay
🏥 Ended 10 Dec 2025 – 9 Jan 2026Waltham Forest refuse and grounds staff call off December–January strikes after pay deal
Ended 12 Dec 2025 – 9 Jan 2026Lea Interchange (Stagecoach) London bus drivers to strike over alleged union‑busting
🚌 Ended 13 Dec 2025 – 7 Jan 2026Vue Glasgow cinema workers launch month‑long strike over pay and conditions
Ended 5 – 6 Jan 2026Glen Dimplex Portadown staff strike 5–6 January over pay
Ended 11 Dec 2025 – 6 Jan 2026Arriva Leicestershire bus workers to strike on multiple December and January dates
🚌 Ended Tue 6 Jan 2026Sheffield Veolia refuse workers’ indefinite strike continues into January
Ended 2 – 5 Jan 2026Newham Centre for Mental Health facilities staff continue strike into January
🏥 Ended 1 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026DWP Lincoln City Hall Service Centre staff to strike for a month over office closure
Ended 19 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026London West End Quay cleaners and concierges to strike over pay freeze
Ended 31 Dec 2025 – 1 Jan 2026DLR cleaning staff to strike on New Year’s Eve over sick pay dispute
🚇 Ended Wed 31 Dec 2025Palace of Westminster security staff set further strike for 31 December
Ended Wed 31 Dec 2025Metropolitan Police civilian staff to strike for 25 hours on New Year’s Eve
Ended 28 – 29 Dec 2025Heathrow: British Airways (OCS) cleaners on strike over pay
Ended 12 – 28 Dec 2025Diageo Belfast packaging workers announce eight‑day pre‑Christmas strike
Ended 19 – 28 Dec 2025Luton Airport easyJet ground handlers to strike for six days over pay
✈️ Ended 26 – 28 Dec 2025Village Hotels Leeds housekeeping staff to strike over pay and union recognition
Ended 17 – 27 Dec 2025Stagecoach Cambridge drivers and engineers to strike over overtime pay cuts
🚌 Ended 6 – 27 Dec 2025RMT announces CrossCountry rail strikes on four Saturdays in December
🚂 Ended 22 – 26 Dec 2025Heathrow-based SAS Connect cabin crew announce Christmas strikes
✈️ Ended 15 – 24 Dec 2025West London bus drivers at Westbourne Park depot strike over pay
🚌 Ended 17 – 21 Dec 2025Resident (junior) doctors in England announce five‑day pre‑Christmas strike
🏥 Ended 18 – 19 Dec 2025Leeds NHS theatre assistants strike for 48 hours over back pay
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