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Who’s on strike today? Every date for nurse, postal, rail, ambulance and Border Force walkouts

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

Who is striking this winter and why?

Workers are walking out in droves over the coming weeks

The Independent UK

Boxing day travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans

‘If they go ahead with those strikes there will be undeniable, serious disruption caused to many thousands of people who have holiday plans’ – home secretary, Suella Braverman

The Independent UK

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What are my travel options during Border Force strikes at UK airports?

Staff who check passports are walking out at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff airports from 23 December

The Independent UK

UK Border Force strikes: Which airports are affected?

Some passengers’ Christmas travel plans may be ‘severely disrupted’

The Independent UK

What are my travel options during Border Force strikes at UK airports?

Staff who check passports are walking out at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff airports from 23 December

The Independent UK

UK Border Force strikes: Which airports are affected?

Some passengers’ Christmas travel plans may be ‘severely disrupted’

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Christmas travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans

‘If they go ahead with those strikes there will be undeniable, serious disruption caused to many thousands of people who have holiday plans’ – home secretary, Suella Braverman

The Independent UK

Qantas flight passengers in 48-HOUR delay face landing at Heathrow on Christmas day

Qantas flight passengers face a massive 48-hour delay that will see them finally reach their destination on Christmas morning, landing at Heathrow Airport, after fears of a fire

Daily Mirror

Christmas travel chaos: Brits rush to make last trains home amid rail staff strikes

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail are on strike meaning trains will stop running early today as commuters rush to make it home for Christmas

Daily Mirror

Greater Manchester travellers primed for disruption as latest wave of strikes begins

Travellers considering taking the train on Christmas Eve have been told to only use rail services “if absolutely necessary”

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Airport border crossing queues move swiftly despite Border Force strikes

"It took me around 20 minutes to get through deportation. It was my luggage that was a nightmare. Me and my mate were already exhausted."

Manchester Evening News

Army at Heathrow cover for striking Border Force staff

Brits returning from abroad said queues were no worse than normal

Wales Online

Border Force strikes at airports could go on for months, warns PCS union

Union boss Mark Serwotka predicted there would be a ‘huge escalation’ in industrial action

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Daily Mirror

Christmas travel hell: Brits heading home hit by strike delays and heavy rain across UK

Brits travelling home for Christmas have been warned to expect major delays amid strike action snarling up roads, trains and airports today as heavy rain also poses a major problem

Wales Online

Military personnel covering for striking workers being paid £20 daily bonus

Armed forces personnel are standing in for Border Force workers who went on strike on Friday

Insider UK

Airports coping with Border Force strikes as military check passports

Postal deliveries are also set to be disrupted by strikes in the last days before Christmas

Evening Standard

Port of Dover could be hit by strike if Government fail to take action, union chief warns

Union chief Mark Serwotka has said up to 100,000 civil servants could strike after Christmas unless an agreement is reached

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Liverpool Echo

Manchester Airport issues new travel warning to all passengers

Travellers were warned to expect delays

Daily Record

Passengers warned over airport delays as Border Force strikes hit Scotland

Fliers could face disruption well into 2023 due to a pay dispute with the UK Government.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Air Travelers Warned of Delays as UK Passport Control Staff Strike

Passengers at British airports were warned of delays after passport control staff walked out on Friday on the first day of a strike due to last until New Year, though London's Heathrow and Gatwick reported no major disruptions. The Public and Commercial Services Union said more than 1,000 Border Force…

The Independent UK

Train strikes – live: Christmas travel disruption as drivers told ‘avoid roads until 7pm’

UK rail workers are slated to strike again tomorrow, on Christmas Eve

Reuters

Air travellers warned of delays as UK passport control staff strike

AFP

Passport control staff strike at UK airports

London (AFP) - Military personnel stood in for passport control staff at UK airports on Friday as Border Force officers walked out in an escalating wave of public sector strikes over pay.

Evening Standard

Border Force strike: Airports ‘coping’ as army check passports with Rishi Sunak ‘sad and disappointed’ over Christmas walkouts

‘Frantic Friday’ is set to be one of the busiest on UK roads all year

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