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All strikes planned for July 2023 - from doctors to airport workers

Metro logo Metro 20.06.2023 19:24:38 Caroline Westbrook
More Heathrow strikes are incoming (Picture: PA)

Though some unions have managed to settle their disputes with employers, the current run of strikes across various industries in the UK is set to continue into July.

Bus and train drivers, civil servants and driving examiners and are just some of the workers to take industrial action recently, with many other sectors also striking over the last year in disputes over pay and working conditions.

Many unions are now balloting on strike action, as the law requires trade unions to secure a new mandate for walkouts every six months - which recently led to the government successfully taking the nurse's college to court.

So who is currently due to strike in July 2023 - and who could go on strike?

Teachers in England who are members of the National Education Union (NEU) will stage fresh strikes on July 5 and 7.

This will cause disruption to schools in the current term.

Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, joint general secretaries of the NEU, said: 'No one wants to take strike action but when faced with an Education Secretary who clearly has no interest in settling this dispute, teachers are left with no option.

'Gillian Keegan could avoid the strikes in July by publishing the School Teachers' Review Body's report (on pay), entering substantive talks with us and the education unions ASCL, NAHT and NASUWT to find a settlement on its response to the report, its funding and this year's pay rise.'

Current strike dates: July 5 and 7

Around 150 bin workers employed by Suez in South Gloucestershire are continuing an ongoing strike into the first week of July.

The workers voted to strike by 89% after rejecting an eight per cent pay offer from the company, which, according to its latest UK financial returns, brought in profits of £80.8m in 2021.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Suez is an extremely profitable company but is offering these workers a real terms pay cut during the worst cost of living crisis in generations. 

'Unite's total focus on defending our members' jobs, pay and conditions will ensure that Suez's workforce have their union's absolute support in fighting back against their employer's greed.'

Current strike dates: July 1-8

Despite postponing the first two days of their planned strike in June, Heathrow Airport workers are still set to walk out for a number of days in July - as part of 31 days of proposed action over the summer.

Industrial action has been announced for almost every weekend from the middle of June to the end of August, affecting Eid al-Adha and the beginning of the school holidays.

Major disruptions to travel is expected as the strikes will involve more than 2,000 security officers.

British Airways, Virgin, Emirates, Qatar, United, American and Delta are just some of the airlines set to be affected by the walkouts at Terminal 3 and 5.

For the first time security officers based at Terminal 3, who voted for action last week, will join their colleagues from Terminal 5 and campus security, responsible for checking all personnel and vehicles going airside, on the picket line.

Current strike dates: July 14-16/July 21-24/July 28-31

Members of the Aslef Union at Avanti West Coast will walk out on Sunday July 2 in a dispute over changes to sick pay - which is separate from the ongoing pay dispute.

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: 'It is deeply regrettable that Aslef members have been forced to take this action but our members will not stand by and allow our agreed terms and conditions to be violated by the train operating companies.'

In addition to the strike action drivers from LNER have said they will refuse to work overtime from July 1.

Current strike dates: July 2

Doctors could walk out in what would be the first strike by consultants since the 1970s.

The British Medical Association is balloting its members over staging a 48-hour walkout on July 20 and 21 in reponse to what it calls repeated pay cuts - with the results of the ballot due on June 27.

If the strike goes ahead it will affect services, but the BMA has said emergency care will be covered - with a Christmas Day level of cover being made available.

While only one train strike has currently been confirmed, that could also change at any time.

Unions are obliged to give 14 days notice of strike action, so there could potentially be further strikes during July. In May, RMT members voted to extend the mandate to strike for another six months.

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