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Elly Rewcastle

Strike calendar - all walkouts planned until the end of December

The wave of strike action that’s been building throughout December reaches its peak in the run-up to Christmas and the days before New Year. The action threatens to bring Britain to a standstill unless a resolution can be found.

Following earlier strikes, industrial action will continue to happen across the train and bus networks and in the NHS with nurses and paramedics taking to the picket lines. Workers for Royal Mail and at select departments throughout the civil service will also walk out.

Further unrest could still be yet to come as strike ballots for firefighters and teachers close in January. Meanwhile, junior doctors are scheduled to vote next month and London Underground has approved a mandate for another six months of industrial action.

Read more: 'They saved my life' - North East public back striking NHS nurses, and even deliver coffee and sausage rolls

Strikes for Heathrow ground handlers are among those cancelled at the last second after unions received new pay offers. So whether you need to go somewhere, send something or contact someone, here’s the calendar of everyone that is going to be on strike for the rest of December.

Friday, December 16

  • Railways - only travel if necessary

  • Bus workers for Abellio

  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) workers

  • National Highways staff

  • Rural Payments Agency

  • Environment Agency - staff refuse to provide ‘on call’ cover for unexpected incidents.

Saturday, December 17

  • Railways - only travel if necessary

  • DVSA workers

  • National Highways staff

Sunday, December 18

  • DVSA workers

Monday, December 19

  • Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff

  • Highlands and Islands Airports workers in Scotland will strike

  • DVSA driving examiners

  • Rural Payments Agency

Tuesday, December 20

  • NHS nurses

  • DVSA

  • Rural Payments Agency

  • Environment Agency

  • DWP

Wednesday, December 21

  • Ambulance workers and other NHS workers

  • DVSA

  • Rural Payments Agency

  • DWP

Thursday, December 22

  • Railway cleaners

  • National Highways

  • Highlands and Islands Airports

  • Eurostar security workers

  • DVSA

  • Rural Payments Agency

  • DWP

  • Environment Agency

Friday, December 23

  • Royal Mail

  • Railway cleaners

  • Eurostar security staff

  • National Highways

  • DVSA

  • Border Force

  • DWP

Saturday, December 24

  • Railway workers

  • Royal Mail

  • DVSA

  • Environment Agency

  • Border Force

  • National Highways

Sunday, December 25

  • Railway workers - Strike continues even though there are no train services on Christmas Day

  • Environment Agency - staff will refuse to volunteer to attend incidents.

  • Border Force

  • National Highways

Monday, December 26

  • Railway workers - only travel if necessary as limited service will run

  • Environment Agency - staff will refuse to volunteer to attend incidents until 9 am.

  • Border Force

Tuesday, December 27

  • Railway workers

Wednesday, December 28

  • NHS ambulance workers and other NHS workers with the GMB union

  • DVSA examiners in the West Midlands, the Eastern region and the East Midlands

  • Border Force

Thursday, December 29

  • DVSA examiners in other regions

  • Border Force

Friday, December 30

  • National Highways

  • DVSA examiners in other regions

  • Border Force

Saturday, December 31

  • Railway cleaners

  • National Highways

  • Environment Agency - staff will refuse to volunteer to attend incidents

  • Border Force

Who is striking in January?

More railway strikes are expected into January, with many civil servants for the DVSA and Rural Payments Agency to strike in different regions.

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