Who’s on strike today and how will it affect you? Daily update for December 28

Strike action is underway within three different industries today.

Driving examiners, rail workers and Border Force staff are all downing tools in disputes over pay and working conditions.

Ambulance strikes had been due to join them, but planned walk outs were cancelled last week.

Three unions – Unison, Unite and the GMB union – were involved in the strike action, which was taken because of disputes over pay and working conditions.

During previous strikes by ambulance workers, people were warned not to get injured or ill during the ambulance workers’ strike earlier this week.

Unions said further walkouts were cancelled as a ‘thank you to the public’ after their ‘incredible support’.

Rail workers are still striking today however, as many people return to work after the festive break.

The RMT union has issued an overtime ban for its members across the railway network from December 18 to January 2.

As a result of the overtime ban, Chiltern Railways has urged customers not to travel on its services on 27 and 28 December.

The strikes means they don’t have enough staff in train maintenance locations to service and fuel the trains needed to run a normal timetable. 

Potential disruption in other areas is likely to vary widely between regions and train operators.

Tim Shoveller, Network Rail’s chief negotiator, has claimed the new walk-outs ‘expose RMT’s true priority, using the British public and Network Rail workers as pawns in a fight with the government’.

At airports, more than 1,000 Border Force staff belonging to the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) are taking part in strike action over eight days of the festive period.

Army personnel and government staff have drafted in to check passports at arrivals halls during further walkouts until New Year’s Eve.  

Six airports across the country are affected.

Also on the strike advent calendar for December 28 are driving examiners.

Some driving tests might be affected – with people urged to check the Government’s website for more information.

The strike action is part of national industrial action by the  Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms.

Further strike action is planned until the end of the month, such as further walk-outs by rail workers who are striking over pay and working conditions.

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