Full list of Royal Mail, National Highways, train, bus, and NHS strikes until the end of the year

This year has seen a resurgence in strike action in a number of different industries across transport, healthcare, and more, as the cost of living crisis has left many struggling and desperate for an increase in pay.

December has been hit by more strikes that any other month as the year ends in disruption, with ambulance staff walking out today (Wednesday, December 21) and train strikes set to ruin many a Christmas travel plan over the next week.

To make sure you aren’t caught out by any of the strikes yet to come before the end of the year, MyLondon has compiled every strike happening over the next couple of weeks to see out 2022.

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Royal Mail

Postal workers union the CWU has formally notified Royal Mail they plan to call on their members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on Friday 23 December and Saturday 24 December 2022.

National Highways

Among those striking this month are also National Highways workers. Those in London and the south east will strike from December 22 until 25, with West Midlands and the south west affected from December 30 to 31.

Train

This month the railways are going to be disrupted by strikes from the RMT union. Workers in the RMT are set to walk out from 6pm on December 24 until December 27 after they rejected the latest pay offer from rail operators.

London buses

London buses will be on strike too this month. It’s thought around 2,000 Unite members who work for Abellio, a London Bus operator in South and West London, will strike. This is expected to disrupt as many as 59 bus routes across December 24, 27 and 31 .

The 59 affected routes are: 3, 24, 27, 45, 63, 68, 109, 111, 130, 156, 159, 195, 196, 201, 207, 267, 270, 278, 285, 315, 322, 344, 345, 350, 367, 381, 407, 415, 427, 433, 464, 482, 490, 671, 969, C10, E5, E7, E10, E11, H20, H25, H26, H28, P5, P13, R68, R70, S4, U5, U7, U9, N3, N27, N63, N68, N109, N207 and N381.

NHS

Nurses in the NHS have already been out on strike this month and the ambulance workers strike today is set to be followed up by a second day of action on December 28. The action will last for up to 24 hours although this will vary across different ambulance services.

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