Who is striking? How Thursday 22 December’s walkouts will affect you

Pickets will largely fall silent on Thursday. Nurses, postal workers, railroad workers and ambulances are operational again.

But there are still some strikes and the lull in much industrial action will be brief.

This is my latest daily briefing with lots of useful information.

Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) National Highways traffic officers working in London and south-east England will stop work 22nd to 25th December.

The strike affects the staff of the control center. Traffic officers who are on duty after accidents also stop working.

According to the PCS, the strike will likely reduce the number of officers able to handle collisions and cause delays in the reopening of roadways and freeways.

According to National Highways, no roads will be closed and “well-rehearsed resilience plans” are in place.

Driving test examiners who are members of the PKS – including driving examiners – strike Thursday.

Some vehicle inspection and enforcement services are also affected.

Until December 24th, the strikes will affect driving test centers in North West England and Yorkshire and Humber. The strike action does not affect theory tests.

After Christmas – from December 28th to Tuesday January 3rd – The strike will spread to the east of England, East Midlands, West Midlands and parts of London.

Watch Strikes Make Sense on iPlayer and learn more about why people are on strike and if industrial action works.

Of Thursday tea timewe will have another strike briefing for you – looking ahead all Christmas and New Year period.

Several unions are planning walkouts next week and the first week of January.

Communication Workers Union (CWU) members will drop out Friday 23 and Saturday December 24th.

The last posting days have already passed for both the 1st and 2nd class Christmas mail.

There are ongoing disruptions and some local strikes during that week and well into the next, but a national strike of RMT members is scheduled to begin at December 24th 6:00 p.m. to December 27th 6:00 a.m. According to Network Rail, most train journeys finish at 3pm on Christmas Eve.

Even on strike-free days, many passengers have to reckon with restricted services due to the RMT union’s ban on overtime at 14 railway companies. The ban applies until January 2nd. On some lines, this means services start late and end early.

Take a look at Network Rail’s advice.

Every day off 23 December to New Year’s Eve – except Tuesday 27 December – it may take longer to clear passport control at Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports. The Port of Newhaven will also be affected.

About 1,000 Border Force personnel who are members of the PCS union are expected to leave. Members of the armed forces and Home Office volunteers will fill in for striking officers.

Border Force operations chief Steve Dann said he hopes to keep all airports and ports open, but passengers should expect some disruption. The government recommends checking with tour operators before traveling.

See Thursday’s briefing for more information on how this could affect your travel plans.

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