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| December strikes: Who is striking and what are their pay claims? | December strikes: Who is striking and what are their pay claims? |
| (10 days later) | |
| Strikes have disrupted everything from train services to postal deliveries and hospital care. | |
| More workers are expected to take industrial action, as demands grow for better working conditions and pay increases to keep up with rising prices. | |
| Ambulance workers | |
| 10,000 ambulance workers - including paramedics, control room staff and support workers - will strike across most of England and Wales on 21 and 28 December | 10,000 ambulance workers - including paramedics, control room staff and support workers - will strike across most of England and Wales on 21 and 28 December |
| The walkout by the three main ambulance unions - Unison, GMB and Unite - will affect non-life threatening calls only | |
| The unions have asked for above-inflation pay rises | |
| The governments in England and Wales have given NHS staff an average rise of 4.75%, with a minimum £1,400 increase. | |
| Read more: Ambulance staff to strike | |
| Nurses | Nurses |
| Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike for a second time on 20 December | |
| The Royal College of Nurses wants a rise of 5% above the Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation - currently 14% | |
| The government in England says this year's pay award - a 4.75% average increase - is in line with the recommendation from the NHS Pay Review Body made in July. | |
| Read more: What is the nurses' strike about? | |
| Rail workers | Rail workers |
| The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are holding strikes on: | |
| Friday and Saturday, 16-17 December | |
| Saturday 24 (from 18:00 GMT) until 06:00 GMT on Tuesday 27 December | |
| Tuesday and Wednesday, 3-4 January | |
| Friday and Saturday, 6-7 January | |
| Passengers should check their train-operating company's website and only travel if absolutely necessary. | |
| The RMT wants a pay offer reflecting the rising cost of living - and a guarantee of no compulsory job losses | |
| Rail industry bosses say changes need to be agreed to afford pay increases and to modernise the railway | |
| Read more: The train strike days in December and January | |
| Bus drivers | |
| Bus drivers in south and west London are striking on 16 and 17 December | |
| The Unite union is calling for a pay rise to reflect the higher cost of living | |
| Transport for London has urged Unite and the Abellio bus company to work together to avoid disruption | |
| Read more: London bus drivers to strike in run-up to Christmas | |
| Border Force | |
| About 1,000 Border Force staff are expected to walk out on eight days between 23 December and New Year's Eve | |
| Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of New Haven, will be affected | |
| Officials checking passports for people arriving in the UK are among those striking. The government says passengers could face "serious disruption" | |
| The officers, who are part of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), are striking over pay, pensions and jobs | |
| Read more: Border Force staff to strike over Christmas | |
| Watch Make Sense of Strikes on iPlayer and find out more about why people are striking and whether industrial action works. | |
| Driving examiners | |
| Driving examiners will hold rolling strikes until 16 January | |
| The Public and Commercial Services Union is calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms | |
| The government says the strike might affect driving tests but not theory tests | |
| Read more: Driving examiners across UK to strike | |
| Royal Mail workers | Royal Mail workers |
| Postal workers are striking again on 23 and 24 December | |
| Royal Mail has offered a pay deal it says is worth up to 9% over 18 months - but the Communication Workers Union (CWU) wants more | |
| The CWU opposes proposed changes to working conditions, including compulsory Sunday working | |
| Read more: How will Royal Mail strikes affect Christmas? | Read more: How will Royal Mail strikes affect Christmas? |
| Teachers | Teachers |
| Another teachers' strike will take place in Scotland on 10 and 11 January | |
| A 6.85% increase for the lowest paid was rejected, with teachers arguing for 10% | A 6.85% increase for the lowest paid was rejected, with teachers arguing for 10% |
| Teaching unions in England and Wales are balloting members over pay, which could mean strikes | |
| Read more: How many schools will close? | Read more: How many schools will close? |
| University staff | University staff |
| The University and College Union wants a pay rise worth either 2% above RPI inflation, or 12%, whichever is higher, pension benefits restored and "excessive workloads" tackled | The University and College Union wants a pay rise worth either 2% above RPI inflation, or 12%, whichever is higher, pension benefits restored and "excessive workloads" tackled |
| An increase in pay "puts jobs at risk", the Universities and College Employers Association says | An increase in pay "puts jobs at risk", the Universities and College Employers Association says |
| Read more: Will my lectures be cancelled? | Read more: Will my lectures be cancelled? |
| Who else is considering industrial action? | Who else is considering industrial action? |
| Ground-handling staff for Menzies Aviation at Heathrow Airport had been due to strike for 72 hours from 16 December, but that got called off while its members consider a new pay offer | |
| About 100,000 civil servants have voted to strike across different government departments | About 100,000 civil servants have voted to strike across different government departments |
| Junior doctors in England, represented by the British Medical Association, are planning to hold a ballot in January, over a pay deal which will give them 2% this year | Junior doctors in England, represented by the British Medical Association, are planning to hold a ballot in January, over a pay deal which will give them 2% this year |
| Three days of strikes, involving 2,000 Metroline bus drivers in London, have been called off while a pay offer is considered | Three days of strikes, involving 2,000 Metroline bus drivers in London, have been called off while a pay offer is considered |
| Strikes by security guards on Eurostar, planned for 16 and 18 December, have been called off while a pay offer is considered | |
| Which workers are allowed to go on strike? | Which workers are allowed to go on strike? |
| What's the gap between public and private sector pay? | What's the gap between public and private sector pay? |
| Would pay demands cost an extra £28bn? | |
| Have any disputes been resolved? | Have any disputes been resolved? |
| Some workers have settled disputes: | Some workers have settled disputes: |
| Network Rail workers in the TSSA union voted to accept a 5% pay increase this year, with 4% next year and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies until 2025 | |
| Criminal barristers in England and Wales accepted a 15% pay rise in October | Criminal barristers in England and Wales accepted a 15% pay rise in October |
| 2,000 Arriva bus drivers in London won an 11% pay deal | 2,000 Arriva bus drivers in London won an 11% pay deal |
| Some BT workers agreed a pay deal worth up to 16% | |
| Health workers who are members of Unite and Unison in Scotland - including some paramedics, nurses, midwives and support staff - accepted a 7.5% pay deal in December | |
| How many days have been lost to strikes? | How many days have been lost to strikes? |
| Some 417,000 working days were lost to strikes in October, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | |
| That figure represents the highest monthly total since November 2011. | |
| However the latest monthly total remains significantly less than the 11,716,000 days lost in September 1979 - the month in which strikes peaked during the "winter of discontent". | |
| Does the public support strike action? | Does the public support strike action? |
| A poll at the end of October by Savanta ComRes found that 60% generally support workers taking industrial action, with 33% opposed. | A poll at the end of October by Savanta ComRes found that 60% generally support workers taking industrial action, with 33% opposed. |
| Asked about strikes over pay and conditions, support varied widely between different industries. | Asked about strikes over pay and conditions, support varied widely between different industries. |