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A further wave of strikes will continue throughout March, with ongoing disputes over pay and conditions.
Teachers, ambulance workers, University staff, civil servants and nurses are among those due to take more strike action in March.
More misery on the trains is also incoming as The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) has rejected the latest offers, and train drivers’ union Aslef has warned strikes could continue for three more years.
Royal Mail is under threat of further strike action too, as members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have overwhelmingly voted for it – though no dates have yet been set.
Junior doctors are also being balloted now on industrial action.
This follows the biggest day of strike action in a decade when 500,000 workers walked out across transport, education and the civil service.
So here are all the strikes due to happen in March, and the dates you need to know.
Ambulance worker strikes
Ambulance workers who are members of the GMB and Unite unions in England and Wales are due to strike on Monday, March 6 and Monday, March 20 for 26 hours (6am Monday – 8am Tuesday).
Around 10,000 GMB members, who comprise paramedics, care assistants, emergency call handlers and other ambulance staff, are set to walk out on these days.
Regions affected on both dates are:
- East Midlands Ambulance
- West Midlands Ambulance
- North East Ambulance
- Yorkshire Ambulance
- North West Ambulance
- South Central Ambulance
- South East Coast Ambulance
- South West Ambulance
- Welsh Ambulance Service
If you have a medical emergency, you should still call 999, the official advice says.
And if you need urgent medical help, but it is not an emergency, you should still use 111 online.
Teachers’ strike
Some 700,000 students were off school on February 1 and 85% of schools either fully or partially closed in England and Wales as 100,000 teachers went on strike over pay and conditions.
Member of the National Education Union (NEU) are due to strike again on Wednesday, March 1, Thursday, March 2, Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16.
Areas affected by the strike in England and Wales will be:
Wednesday March 1:
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
- Eastern
Thursday March 2:
- London
- South East
- South West
- Wales
Wednesday March 15 and Thursday March 16:
- All areas in England and Wales
Areas affected in Scotland by The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) strike will be:
Wednesday March 1:
Tuesday March 7 – Thursday March 9:
Regional strikes in parts of
- Glasgow
- Dunfermline
- Perthshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- Mid Galloway
- Wigtown West
University staff strike
The University and College Union (UCU) will be holding further strikes on Wednesday, March 1 and Thursday, March 2 across the UK.
Strikes will also take place on Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17, plus three days from Monday, March 20 through to Wednesday, March 22.
Train strike
Members of the RMT working for 14 rail companies will walk out on Thursday, March 16, Saturday, March 18, Thursday, March 30 (and Saturday, April 1).
Network Rail members will strike on March 16.
Each walkout will last for 24 hours, so expect disruption on the days either side.
The 14 affected rail companies are:
- East Midlands Railway
- Great Western Railway
- Avanti West Coast
- LNER
- Cross Country
- TransPennine Express
- Greater Anglia
- c2c
- Chiltern Railways
- Northern Trains
- South Eastern
- South Western Railway
- West Midlands Trains
- GTR (including Gatwick Express)
Civil servants’ strike
From Wednesday, March 1 to Friday, March 3 inclusive, the following PCS union members are set to strike over pay, pensions and job security:
- Liverpool Job Centres
- Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) members working in stores
- Land Registry employees at the Durham and Swansea Customer Service Centres
- Land Registry employees on the customer resolution team at Birkenhead, Coventry, Croydon, Durham, Fylde, Gloucester, Hull, Leicester, Nottingham, Peterborough, Plymouth, Swansea, Telford and Weymouth.
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On Wednesday, March 15 – Budget Day – around 100,000 PCS members in the civil service and public sector are due to walk out.
Areas affected by the one day strike will include:
- Border Force
- DVLA
- Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
Nurses’ strike
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed a further 48-hour strike in England, following action in January and February.
But this time many more Trusts and nurses will be involved, including – for the first time – those in cancer care, intensive care units and emergency departments.
They will strike continuously for 48 hours from 6am on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
NHS Trusts and employers who are due to strike in England
Strike action by nurses has been paused in Scotland and Wales after improved offers were put on the table this month (February), and the unions are consulting with members.
The RCN has no plans for strikes in Northern Ireland, where there is no executive in place.
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