Are there any rail strikes planned for August 2023?


Are there any rail strikes planned for August 2023? When are there train strikes in August and September? 20,000 workers represented by the RMT, which is the biggest rail workers union, are set to stage strikes on the following dates: Saturday 26 August. Saturday 2 September.


Will there be rail strikes in July 2023?

Train services are set to be disrupted again in July 2023 after the RMT, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, confirmed a fresh new set of dates for strikes.


Is there a train strike on 1st September 2023?

Update on rail services during industrial action on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 September 2023. ASLEF have announced a strike on Friday 1 September. The RMT have announced strike action for Saturday 2 September. ASLEF have also announced a ban on overtime working on Saturday 2 September.


What is the transport strike July 2023?

The nationwide strike, held from July 24 to 26, is to protest how the government allegedly failed to solve the woes of transport sector. Some 300,000 members of transport group MANIBELA is set to join the Tigil Pasada, limiting commuters' mobility options on those days, state-run PTV said.


Are there any train strikes in June 2023?

A separate strike by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will take place on Friday 2 June 2023. The widespread disruption will see 20,000 railway workers in catering, train managers and station staff all take action as passengers face more travel chaos from three strikes in just four days.


Are train or tube strikes in 2023?

When are the train strikes in October 2023? Train drivers represented by Aslef are striking on Wednesday, October 4. There will be almost no services operating on the day and services on days either side of the strike are likely to be affected too. In addition, there is a ban on overtime from October 2 to 6.


Is there a train strike on 26th August?

20,000 workers represented by the RMT, which is the biggest rail workers union, are set to stage strikes on the following dates: Saturday 26 August. Saturday 2 September.


Why are train drivers striking 2023?

RMT (the Rail, Maritime and Transport union) and ASLEF (The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) members are striking in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.


Why are the trains striking 2023?

Commuters will be hit by another round of strikes this week as the dispute between rail workers and train operating companies over pay, jobs and working conditions continues. Drivers are now set to walk out on two more dates, disrupting thousands of passengers travel plans on the affected days.


Will there be train strikes in December 2023?

All strike action planned for December 13,14, 16 and 17 will go ahead as planned, as well as further strike action from 6pm on Christmas Eve to 6am to 27 December. The new strike dates have been announced for the remainder of the year.


Is there a train strike on 29th July?

When is the next train strike? The RMT will strike again on Saturday 29 July. National Rail said: “This is likely to result in little or no services across large areas of the network.


Are there any rail strikes in September 2023?

Aslef is staging a combination strike and overtime ban for the start of September. Train drivers walked out on Friday 1 September and are refusing non-contractual overtime on Saturday 2 September – coinciding with the latest RMT strike.