Ambulance workers to strike on 10 Februaryon January 31, 2023 at 12:57 pm

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Thousands of staff across five services in England will walkout in protest over pay.

Ambulances queuing outside an NHS hospital

Thousands of ambulance staff across five services in England – London, Yorkshire, the South West, North East and North West – will walk out on Friday 10 February, Unison says.

It means strikes over pay will now be happening across the NHS every day next week, apart from Wednesday.

Life-threatening 999 calls will be attended to but others may not be.

Downing Street says the continuing industrial action will concern the public.

The NHS’s biggest day of industrial action is set to happen on 6 February, when many nurses and ambulance crews across England and Wales will be on strike.

Why are nurses and ambulance staff going on strike?

Upcoming strike action

Teachers in Scotland

Teachers in Renfrewshire and Falkirk are on strike
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay

Court staff on strike

Members of the PCS union working as legal advisers and court associates in more than 80 courts across England and Wales are taking industrial action
The union is taking the action due to a long-running dispute about a digital case management system known as Common Platform

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

Teachers in Scotland

Teachers in Aberdeenshire and Scottish Borders are on strike
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay

Teachers in Scotland

Teachers in Highlands and West Lothian are on strike
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay

Civil servants

About 100,000 civil servants in 124 government departments and other bodies are on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions
Employees at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are among those taking part

Teachers

In England and Wales, teachers who are members of the National Education Union (NEU) are on strike over pay
The NEU is the largest education union in the UK and the disruption to schools is expected to be widespread
In Scotland, teachers who are members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) in Clackmannanshire and Aberdeen are on strike as part of an ongoing dispute which is also over pay

Train drivers

Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union are on strike
Most train companies across England are affected
Disruption is also expected on some services between England and Scotland, and between England and Wales
Customers are encouraged to check their route before travelling

University staff

Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action
Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved

Bus drivers on strike

Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action
The routes affected are mostly in south and west London

Teachers in Scotland

Teachers in Dundee and Argyll and Bute are on strike
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay

Bus drivers on strike

Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action
The routes affected are mostly in south and west London

Train drivers

Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union are on strike
Most train companies across England are affected
Disruption is also expected on some services between England and Scotland, and between England and Wales
Customers are encouraged to check their route before travelling

Teachers in Scotland

Teachers in South Lanarkshire and Western Isles are on strike
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay

Bus drivers on strike

Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action
The routes affected are mostly in south and west London

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

Nurses in England

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay
Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work

Ambulance staff

Ambulance staff in the GMB union are on strike in seven of the 10 English services and the national Welsh service, while Unite staff strike in four English services and Wales
The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency

Nurses in England on strike

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay
Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work

Physiotherapists in Wales

NHS physiotherapy staff in all Welsh Health Boards are on strike
It is the first time physiotherapy staff in Wales have walked out over pay

Midwives in Wales

Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales are on strike from 0800 to 1600 GMT
Services for women in labour or needing emergency care are not affected, according to the RCM

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

Physiotherapists take action

NHS physiotherapy staff across England are striking over pay and staffing
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy says 4,200 members are involved

University staff

Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action
Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved

University staff

Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action
Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

University staff

Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action
Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved

Teachers in Wales

Members of the National Education Union are on strike across the whole of Wales
Many schools will close altogether and classes in some others will not run

University staff

Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action
Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved

Ambulance staff

Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike
The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency

University staff

Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action
Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved

Ambulance staff

Ambulance staff in the Unite union in the West Midlands and in Northern Ireland are on strike
The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

The prime minister’s official spokesman said: “We are putting in place significant mitigations that have previously helped reduce some of the impact from these strikes.

“But first and foremost we would ask the unions to reconsider that approach and continue discussions.”

Pay rises ‘unaffordable’

Unison says the government must stop “pretending the strikes will simply go away” and act decisively to end the dispute by improving pay.

The union warned that unless the government had a “major rethink” over NHS pay, and got involved in “actual talks” with unions, it would announce strike dates running into March.

The government says the above-inflation pay rises requested are unaffordable.

Pay rises are decided by independent pay review bodies.

NHS staff in England and Wales – including nurses – have already received an average increase of 4.75%. The lowest-paid were guaranteed a rise of at least £1,400.

Meanwhile, the Department of Health and Social Care has missed the deadline for submitting evidence on next year’s pay award for more than a million NHS staff, MPs have been told.

Former health minister Steve Brine, who is now chair of the House of Commons’ Health and Social Care Committee, said he was “astonished”.

The Treasury has submitted evidence.

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Ambulance workers to strike on 10 Februaryon January 31, 2023 at 12:57 pm

Upcoming strike action

Teachers in Scotland

Court staff on strike

Teachers in Scotland

Teachers in Scotland

Civil servants

Teachers

Train drivers

University staff

Bus drivers on strike

Teachers in Scotland

Bus drivers on strike

Train drivers

Teachers in Scotland

Bus drivers on strike

Nurses in England

Ambulance staff

Nurses in England on strike

Physiotherapists in Wales

Midwives in Wales

Physiotherapists take action

University staff

University staff

University staff

Teachers in Wales

University staff

Ambulance staff

University staff

Ambulance staff

Pay rises ‘unaffordable’

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