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Leeds council passenger transport (SEND) staff strike over safety concerns

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Minor Local government (passenger transport/SEND)

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

Jan 30, 2026
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
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
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

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Affected Locations

  • Leeds, West Yorkshire

Sources

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