Where strike action will affect Christmas travel plans We look at the key dates and places affected by strike action for the great Christmas getaway Birmingham Post · Dec 12, 2022
Trains, Royal Mail and nurses: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’ The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
UK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for March and April All the dates for strikes and stoppages across health, transport and education networks The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Home Office staff call for ‘unpalatable’ small boats deal to be scrapped The PCS union has told the home secretary that the £63m France deal was ‘doomed to fail’, and that a safe passage visa was needed The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022
18 days of Christmas travel strikes - day by day breakdown of expected travel chaos RMT Union, Unite and PCS Union members working on the railways, at airports and on Eurostar are walking out across a series of days over Christmas, potentially bringing public transport and flights to a standstill Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022
National Highways strike: how England’s motorists face a tougher trip this Christmas Road control room staff and traffic officers with the PCS union plan 12 days of action. Here is everything you need to know The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022
The 12 strikes of Christmas - more than 500,000 workers set to walk out in winter of discontent Chaos is expected across Greater Manchester and the rest of the country during the festive period Manchester Evening News · Dec 9, 2022
All the strikes happening in Scotland over December and Christmas Here is everything you need to know about strikes across Scotland, including when industrial action is taking place. The National (Scotland) · Dec 9, 2022
Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’ The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
The 12 strikes of Christmas as potential ONE MILLION workers fight for fair pay In the run-up to Christmas there will be strikes on railways, roads, buses and airports. Nurses, ambulance staff, paramedics and postal workers will also walk out, with many losing pay as a result Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Scotland travel warning issued as strikes risk chaos at Christmas and New Year Around 1,000 Border Force staff are expected to take part in strike action across the UK which will impact one of Scotland's travel hubs. Daily Record · Dec 8, 2022
December strikes - dates of industrial action planned by nurses, train unions and Border Force Train unions, RMT, Eurostar staff, nurses, Royal Mail staff, teachers, airport baggage handlers, driving examiners, bus drivers and border force staff will all go on strike in December Chronicle Live · Dec 8, 2022
Passengers unlikely to get refunds if border strikes scupper Christmas flights Border Force workers that are part of the PCS Union will walk out from airports Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester on eight days over Christmas Daily Mirror · Dec 8, 2022
UK Border Force staff vote for eight days of airport strike action The move is likely to cause delays and impact those coming through passport control at six airport and also a port Birmingham Post · Dec 8, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022 Suella Braverman urges people to rethink Christmas holiday flight plans Home secretary warns of ‘undeniable, serious disruption’ if Border Force strikes go ahead
Daily Mirror · Dec 8, 2022 Home Secretary tells Brits to 'think carefully' about Christmas travel amid border strikes Home Secretary Suella Braverman suggested people should rethink Christmas travel plans as Border Force, passport and visa staff prepare for walkouts during the festive period
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 ‘Think carefully’ before planning foreign travel in strike-hit Christmas, says Braverman Walkout by Border Force workers will ‘undeniably’ cause delays and cancellations for thousands
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 How can I travel for my Christmas getaway? Industrial action will affect many modes of transport over the festive period.
Liverpool Echo · Dec 8, 2022 DWP benefits claimants to be disrupted by staff strike this Christmas Universal Credit, PIP, ESA and other claimants could see their interviews impacted
Liverpool Echo · Dec 7, 2022 Travellers warned of Christmas disruption amid strikes at Manchester Airport The Home Office advises that immigration and customs checks may take longer during peak times on strike days
Manchester Evening News · Dec 7, 2022 Manchester Airport warns passengers of potential flight cancellations and longer immigration queues over Christmas Christmas and new year, some of the busiest international travel periods, could face major disruption
Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022 Immigration staff at busiest UK airports to strike over Christmas In a dispute over pay, staff in passport booths would walk out on eight days from December 23 to 31, union says.
Wales Online · Dec 7, 2022 Christmas travel chaos ahead after airport passport control strikes announced Series of Border Force walk-outs planned over pay, pensions and jobs
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Airport staff to strike for eight days over Christmas Customs officials at major airports have voted to strike for eight days over Christmas and New Year.
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Major disruption at Britain’s biggest airports as staff to strike for eight days over Christmas ‘Significant’ delays expected at Heathrow and elsewhere as Border Force staff walk out from 23 December