Christmas travel advisory due to strike by UK road workers, rail employees

After road workers announced a 12-day strike to coincide with rail walkouts, they warned travellers to prepare for additional holiday chaos. The PCS union announced that a series of staggering strikes by National Highways workers, who operate and maintain the country's roads, will occur from December 16 to January 7.

Using critical safety services like rolling roadblocks, smart motorways, and lane closures, traffic officers help keep traffic moving and users safe on the roads. The walkouts, which run the risk of paralysing the road system, will take place concurrently with planned rail strikes by RMT members. On December 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17, as well as on January 3, 4, and 7, there will be rail strikes. In a pay dispute, Heathrow's ground handlers have also declared they will strike before Christmas.




Hundreds of thousands of workers from various industries, including nurses, postal workers, and ambulance workers, have declared a strike during the holiday season. The general secretary of the RMT union told Sky News that talks would continue over the weekend to avoid a strike in December after meeting with government ministers earlier on Friday. Due to the ongoing strike by its employees, Royal Mail is requesting that customers mail their cards and gifts earlier than usual, which is likely to cause some postal service interruptions ahead of Christmas. Also scheduled to go on strike are the Eurostar security personnel on December 16, 18, and 23. Over the coming weeks, it is anticipated that other departments, including the Home Office, will declare strike action.

FAQs:

1. Which dates are rail strikes?
   There will be rail strikes on December 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and January 3, 4, and 7.
2. When are Eurostar security personnel going on strike?
   On December 16, 18 and 23.