Upcoming strike dates

Since 5 September: Criminal barristers on indefinite strike (at the time of writing, barristers were voting on whether to accept a proposed settlement, involving additional funding for fee increases)

Various days from 20 September-11 October: Non-academic staff at many universities (Unison) strike. Details here

27 September-9 October: OCS healthcare workers in Lancashire (Unison) strike

27 September-5 October: Dock workers at Felixstowe (Unite) strike

4-6, 11-13, 18-20 October and 1-3 November: Teachers at Calverton school in Newham (NEU) strike

5 October: Train drivers at 12 TOCs (Aslef), rail workers at Cross Country (TSSA) and Network Rail workers (Unite) strike

6, 10, 20, and 24 October: BT workers (CWU) strike

6 October: Rail workers at GWR (TSSA) strike

6-7 October: FE workers (UCU) strike

6-7 and 10-11 October: Arriva bus drivers in Kent (Unite) strike

8 October: Rail workers (RMT) strike

10-11 October: FE workers (UCU) strike

From 11 October: Dock workers in Liverpool strike again (after having returned on 3 October from a 2-week strike) unless they have got a settlement in talks starting 4 October, and will strike again, week on week off, until they get a settlement

13, 20, 25 October and 28 November: all Royal Mail workers (CWU) strike. There will be other partial CWU strikes in Royal Mail in November-December (see below)

From 15 October: West Midlands Metro workers (Unite) launch 52 days of strikes, up to start of January

From 17 October: Housing repair workers in Barnet, north London (Unison) launch an indefinite strike, the first ever sanctioned by Unison’s Industrial Action Committee

18-20 October: FE workers (UCU) strike

2, 8, 14, 23, 30 November: Department-specific strikes of Royal Mail workers (CWU)

3, 9, 15, 24 November and 1 December: Department-specific strikes of Royal Mail workers (CWU)

4, 10, 16, 25 November and 2 December: Department-specific strikes of Royal Mail workers (CWU)

Ballots

Until 21 October: University workers (UCU) ballot for action over pay, working conditions, and pensions

Until 14 October: School support staff (NEU) indicative ballot for action over pay and conditions

Until 19 October: Amazon workers in Coventry (GMB) ballot for action over pay

Until 14 October: Teachers (NEU) inidicative ballot for action over pay

Until 27 October: Midwives in Scotland (RCM) ballot for action over pay

6 October-2 November: Nurses (RCN) ballot for strikes over pay

Until 7 November: Civil servants (PCS) ballot for action over pay, job cuts, and other cost-of-living issues

27 October-25 November: NHS staff (Unison) ballot for action over pay