Who is striking when? A timeline of this winter's walkouts

Strikes calendar: See the timeline of this winter's walkouts

Strike action by workers across the country in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions is set to escalate this winter.

Some of the strikes will coincide with New Year celebrations potentially causing misery to shoppers, retailers, restaurants, pubs and businesses.

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Services ranging from postal deliveries to health services are still set to be hit by walkouts from now into January.

But there is more action planned across industries in the days ahead.

Here is a full timeline of the strikes planned between December 2022 and January 2023:

December 29

  • The DVSA driving examiners strike continues in the West Midlands, the Eastern region and the East Midlands.

  • TSSA strikes at GWR and WMT will continue.

  • PCS members with Border Force will continue their strike.

December 30

  • Road strikes by National Highways employees will begin in the West Midlands and the South West.

  • The DVSA strike continues in the West Midlands, the Eastern region and the East Midlands.

  • PCS members with Border Force will continue their strike.

  • ISS cleaners on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) strike.

December 31

  • London bus workers at Abellio to strike.

  • Road strikes by National Highways employees will continue in the West Midlands and the South West.

  • Unison staff at the Environment Agency will refuse to volunteer to attend incidents.

  • PCS members with Border Force will continue their strike.

  • ISS cleaners on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) continue their strike.

  • Railway cleaners strike with rail companies including Avanti West Coast, GWR, LNER and TransPennine Express being affected.

January 1

  • National Highways workers to stage two-day action in all areas of the country.

  • The DVSA strike continues in the West Midlands, the Eastern region and the East Midlands.

  • Unison staff at the Environment Agency will refuse to volunteer to attend incidents.

January 2

  • Unison staff at the Environment Agency will refuse to volunteer to attend incidents until 9am.

January 3

  • RMT members at Network Rail to launch fresh strikes.

  • RPA (Rural Payment Agency) staff will resume their walkout.

  • All PCS members at National Highways, working for the traffic officer service, will take action.

January 4

  • The DVSA driving examiners’ strike starts in London, the South East, South Wales and the South West.

  • Traffic officer service workers at National Highways will continue their walkout.

  • The RMT rail workers’ strike continues.

  • UK-wide National Highways strike continues.

  • RPA staff will continue their walkout.

  • London bus workers at Abellio to go on strike.

January 5

  • Train workers at 15 operators with the Aslef union to stage a 24-hour walkout.

  • The DVSA strike continues in London, the South East, South Wales and the South West.

  • RPA staff will continue their walkout.

  • London bus workers at Abellio to go on strike.

January 6

  • RMT rail workers will stage another 48-hour strike.

  • National Highways workers to stage a two-day action in the East Midlands and eastern England.

  • The DVSA strike continues in London, the South East, South Wales and the South West.

  • RPA staff to continue their walkout.

January 7

  • The RMT rail workers’ walkout continues.

  • National Highways workers will continue their strike in the East Midlands and eastern England.

  • The DVSA strike continues in London, the South East, South Wales and the South West.

January 8

  • The DVSA strike continues in London, the South East, South Wales and the South West.

January 9

  • The DVSA strike continues in London, the South East, South Wales and the South West.

  • RPA staff to continue their walkout.

January 10

  • The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union will stage a national strike in primary schools, special schools and early years sites.

  • The DVSA strike continues in London, the South East, South Wales and the South West.

  • RPA staff to continue their walkout.

  • London bus workers at Abellio to go on strike.

January 11

  • EIS, joined by the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association, will stage another national strike in secondary schools and secondary special schools.

  • RPA staff will continue their walkout.

  • Unison members working for five ambulance services in England will stage a fresh walkout.

January 12

  • London bus workers at Abellio to go on strike.

  • RPA staff will continue their walkout.

  • Workers on the newly opened Elizabeth Line in London will go on strike.

January 13

  • RPA staff to continue their walkout.

January 16

  • EIS to stage a national strike for 16 consecutive days until February 2, which will see members in two local authorities strike each day.

  • London bus workers at Abellio to go on strike.

January 18

  • Royal College of Nursing members walkout in England.

January 19

  • London bus workers at Abellio to go on strike.

  • Second day of nurses' strike.

January 23

  • Unison members working for five ambulance services in England will stage another walkout.

January 25

  • London bus workers at Abellio to go on strike.

January 26

  • London bus workers at Abellio to continue strike.

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