Past Strikes in United Kingdom
← Current & upcoming strikesStrikes in United Kingdom that have already ended. 190 strikes, newest first. Page 3 of 4 · December 2025 – February 2026.
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Truro & Penwith College staff to strike on 23 February over low pay and high workloads
Ended 6 – 21 Feb 2026London (Lea Interchange) Stagecoach bus drivers announce two 48-hour strikes in February
🚌 Ended 5 – 20 Feb 2026BAE Systems Lancashire workers resume three‑week strike in pay dispute
Ended 19 – 20 Feb 2026North Sea offshore workers at Bilfinger UK to stage 48‑hour strike over pensions
Ended Thu 19 Feb 2026London Museum staff to strike on 19 February over pay
Ended 12 – 19 Feb 2026University of Essex staff to strike over job cuts and Southend campus closure
Ended 9 – 17 Feb 2026Southampton Solent University staff to strike over pension changes
Ended 6 – 13 Feb 2026WSP Textiles workers in Gloucestershire hold further February strike dates over pay
Ended 26 Jan – 13 Feb 2026Stagecoach 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
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