UK Winter strikes ! A Timeline of walkouts.

Strike action by workers across the country in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions is set to escalate this winter, with almost one walkout every day in the run-up to Christmas.

Some of the strikes will hit during Christmas week, potentially causing misery to shoppers, retailers, restaurants, pubs and businesses.

But there is more action planned across industries in the weeks ahead.

When do nurses, paramedics, and NHS workers strike?

• December 12: Strike ballot among members of the Royal College of Midwives closes.

• December 15: Up to 100,000 nurses will walk out in their first national strike.

• December 20: Royal College of Nursing members will walk out again in a second national strike.

• December 21: Thousands of ambulance workers and other NHS staff from the GMB, Unison and Unite unions will walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions.

• December 28: Further strike action by paramedics, Emergency Care Assistants, call handlers and other staff will be taken for 24 hours.

• January 9, 2023: Junior doctors start voting on strikes.

When are the rail strikes?

• December 13/14: 48-hour strike by Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) union members on Network Rail and 14 train operators.

• December 16/17: Another 48-hour RMT and TSSA strike that will impact Eurostar services.

• December 18: Another RMT strike among Eurostar security staff, "severely affecting" services.

• December 22/23: Another RMT strike on Eurostar.

• Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and December 27: RMT members on Network rail to strike.

• January 3/4: Another 48-hour RMT strike.

• January 6/7: Another 48-hour RMT strike.

When do border force and civil service workers strike?

• Mid-December: Civil servants in the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union start a month of industrial action.

• December 23-31: Border Force staff at several airports in the UK including Heathrow, Manchester and Gatwick go on strike, likely severely impacting flights. They are working on December 27 as normal.

• Dec 19-31: More than 200 members of the PCS, working in three DWP offices in Liverpool and one in Doncaster, to strike.

When are the Royal Mail workers' strikes?

• December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24: More strikes by Royal Mail workers.

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