UK rail strike: Full list of train strike dates between December 2022 and January 2023

After negotiations with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), it was expected that the December rail strikes might be put off (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers).

However, Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary, revealed that they had rejected the offer from RDG of a 4% pay increase for 2022 and 2023 because it does not fulfil any of our requirements for obtaining a settlement on long-term job security, a reasonable wage increase, and maintaining working conditions.

When will the next rail strike occur?

The next train driver strike is scheduled for Tuesday, December 13. The activity lasts 48 hours and continues through December 15. Although no walkouts are planned on Thursday, expect delays as a result of the previous two days of strikes.


An overtime prohibition will also be in effect from December 18 to January 2, potentially disrupting for four weeks.

Which railroads will be impacted by the strikes?

The countrywide rail strikes on December 13, 14, 16, and 17 and January 3, 4, 6, and 7 will result in minimal or no service across all train companies nationwide.

However, there will be localised train strikes throughout December. The RMT union's strike on Sunday, December 11 and Monday, December 12, will only impact Avanti West Coast routes. Only East Midlands Railway services will be affected by Unite union action on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24.

FAQs:

1. Why are the strikes taking place?
   Rail employees in the UK have called for a strike three times this year, including the country's largest walkout in decades this summer, to lobby for higher pay amid a cost-of-living crisis.
2. When was the last rail strike in the United Kingdom?
   The TSSA and the RMT intended to strike at Eurostar in August 2016, the former for seven days and the latter for four. Following a series of discussions, just one day of the RMT strike was carried out, while all TSSA strikes were called off.