Strikes are set to take place across the UK this month as workers exercise their rights to industrial action, and a handful of these will impact the North East .
RMT union members are striking once again this month on August 18 and 20, and the strike action by the rail staff in July caused considerable disruption in the region with some train routes being completely closed and Tyne and Wear Metro services also being affected. While the impact of this month’s strike is yet to be confirmed, passengers can likely expect similar levels of disruption.
Trains running across the country will be affected by this strike, as well as the industrial action earlier in the month on August 13 by rail staff in the Aslef union. If you are planning to travel around the UK by train for your summer holidays, it will be worth checking with your rail company about how this could affect your journey.
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Meanwhile, other strikes planned this month will have an impact not just on the region but the country as a whole. The strike at Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, is expected to cause disruption to supply chains across the whole of the UK, while walkouts by members of the Criminal Bar Association will mean that some court cases will have to be postponed.
There are several more strikes planned by workers across the country this month, in what has been dubbed the ‘summer of discontent’. Here’s the full list of strikes taking place in August across the UK, according to WalesOnline :
Saturday August 13
Aslef union of rail staff striking from the following train companies: Arriva Rail London, Avanti West Coast, Crosscountry, Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express), Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains
Unite members employed by DHL in Scotland and Northern Ireland will strike from 6am, affecting Sainsbury's stores supplies
Sunday 14 August
Unite members employed by DHL in Scotland and Northern Ireland will strike from 6am, affecting Sainsbury's stores supplies
Criminal Bar Association (CBA) of England and Wales
Tuesday 16 August
Unite members employed by DHL in Scotland and Northern Ireland will strike from 6am, affecting Sainsbury's stores supplies
Criminal Bar Association (CBA) of England and Wales
Wednesday 17 August
Unite members employed by DHL in Scotland and Northern Ireland will strike from 6am, affecting Sainsbury's stores supplies
Criminal Bar Association (CBA) of England and Wales
Thursday 18 August
Strike action by Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union , the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite affecting 13 rail companies
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Criminal Bar Association (CBA) of England and Wales
Unite members employed by DHL in Scotland and Northern Ireland will strike from 6am, affecting Sainsbury's stores supplies
Friday 19 August
RMT strike on London Underground
Unite bus drivers employed by London United will strike
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Criminal Bar Association (CBA) of England and Wales
Unite members employed by DHL in Scotland and Northern Ireland will strike from 6am, affecting Sainsbury's stores supplies
Saturday 20 August
Strike action by Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite
Unite bus drivers employed by London United will strike
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Unite members employed by DHL in Scotland and Northern Ireland will strike, affecting Sainsbury's stores supplies (until 5.59am)
Sunday 21 August
Unite workers start an eight-day strike at Felixstowe container port
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Monday 22 August
Felixstowe strike continues
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Tuesday 23 August
Felixstowe strike continues
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Wednesday 24 August
Felixstowe strike continues
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Thursday 25 August
Felixstowe strike continues
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Friday 26 August
Felixstowe strike continues
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Saturday 27 August
Felixstowe strike continues
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Sunday 28 August
Felixstowe strike final day
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Monday 29 August
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Tuesday 30 August
Unite members in waste, recycling, and street cleaning in Edinburgh
Criminal Bar Association (CBA) of England and Wales
Wednesday 31 August
Criminal Bar Association (CBA) of England and Wales
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