Leeds council passenger transport (SEND) staff strike over safety concerns
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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.
This alert was originally created on 16 January 2026.
Public Impact
Schools
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 12, 2026
✅ Completed
All effective dates have passed (legacy backfill)
Jan 30, 2026
✎ Update
Unite has announced additional strike dates in February for Leeds City Council’s passenger transport/SEND service over safety concerns. If agreed changes are not implemented by 2 February, walkouts will resume on the listed February dates.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 4 Feb 2026, 5 Feb 2026, 6 Feb 2026, 11 Feb 2026, 12 Feb 2026, 13 Feb 2026, 17 Feb 2026, 18 Feb 2026, 19 Feb 2026, 20 Feb 2026, 24 Feb 2026, 25 Feb 2026, 26 Feb 2026, 27 Feb 2026
− Removed: 16 Jan 2026, 23 Jan 2026, 24 Jan 2026, 29 Jan 2026, 30 Jan 2026
Jan 22, 2026
✎ Update
Unite has suspended planned walkouts for 22–23 January and later January dates after Leeds City Council offered measures to address safety and staffing concerns. The union has given the council until 2026-02-02 to implement changes; if not, strikes will restart from 2026-02-04 on previously announced February dates.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 4 Feb 2026, 5 Feb 2026, 6 Feb 2026, 11 Feb 2026, 12 Feb 2026, 13 Feb 2026, 17 Feb 2026, 18 Feb 2026, 19 Feb 2026, 20 Feb 2026, 24 Feb 2026, 25 Feb 2026, 26 Feb 2026, 27 Feb 2026
− Removed: 16 Jan 2026, 23 Jan 2026, 24 Jan 2026, 29 Jan 2026, 30 Jan 2026
Jan 19, 2026
✎ Update
Unite has announced additional strike days in February for Leeds council’s passenger transport/SEND service over safety concerns, extending the action beyond January.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 4 Feb 2026, 5 Feb 2026, 6 Feb 2026, 11 Feb 2026, 12 Feb 2026, 13 Feb 2026, 17 Feb 2026, 18 Feb 2026, 19 Feb 2026, 20 Feb 2026, 24 Feb 2026, 25 Feb 2026, 26 Feb 2026, 27 Feb 2026
− Removed: 16 Jan 2026, 23 Jan 2026, 24 Jan 2026, 29 Jan 2026, 30 Jan 2026
Organizer
Affected Locations
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
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