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July 2024 strikes: Full list of walkout dates, from junior doctors to buses

Junior doctors, London tram engineers and Liverpool bus drivers will all strike this month

Industrial action is set to continue into July, following strikes throughout June by junior doctors and Border Force staff

In the week leading up to the general election, junior doctors will walk out for the 11th time since March last year, in a long-running pay dispute.

Tram services in London will be disrupted, with members of the Unite union walking out on several dates throughout July.

And in Merseyside, Stagecoach bus drivers will strike for eight days in total next month.

When are the junior doctor strikes?

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: Junior Doctors attend their picket line at UCLH at Euston on December 20, 2023 in London, England. The NHS is expecting widespread disruption as almost half of the medical workforce in England go on strike during one of the busiest periods of the year. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images)
Junior doctors on the picket line at UCLH in Euston, central London, in December (Photo: Guy Smallman/Getty)

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced junior doctors in England will strike between 7am on Thursday 27 June to 7am on Tuesday 2 July.

This means that Monday 1 July will primarily be the affected day.

Junior doctors are qualified doctors who are still involved in clinical training, according to the BMA. Patients may be treated by a junior doctor in a hospital or general practice setting.

The current base starting salary for a junior doctor is about £26,000, although this does not take into account weekend or out-of-hours work payments.

Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, BMA junior doctors’ committee co-chairs, said: “We made clear to the Government that we would strike unless discussions ended in a credible pay offer.

“For more than 18 months we have been asking Rishi Sunak to put forward proposals to restore the pay junior doctors have lost over the past 15 years – equal to more than a quarter in real terms.

“When we entered mediation with Government this month, we did so under the impression that we had a functioning government that would soon be making an offer. Clearly no offer is now forthcoming. Junior doctors are fed up and out of patience.

“Even at this late stage Mr Sunak has the opportunity to show that he cares about the NHS and its workers. It is finally time for him to make a concrete commitment to restore doctors’ pay. If during this campaign he makes such a public commitment that is acceptable to the BMA’s junior doctors committee, then no strikes need go ahead.“

When are the bus drivers’ strikes?

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JULY 04: Buses stand idle as bus drivers and engineers from Stagecoach Merseyside strike outside the company's Gilmoss depot on July 04, 2022 in Liverpool, England. Unite union members are striking over pay and will continue their disruption if union talks with management continue to fail. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Buses stand idle as drivers and engineers from Stagecoach Merseyside strike in July 2022 (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty)

Nearly 500 Stagecoach bus drivers in Liverpool will escalate their pay dispute with further strike action this July.

Workers are angry over the disparity between their pay and that of Arriva Liverpool drivers. Arriva drivers are paid £1.40 more an hour, equating to around £3,000 a year, for performing the same role.

According to the union Unite, Stagecoach announced revenues of £773.2 million for the half year to 28 October 2023, up from £669.6 million during the previous six months.

Drivers will strike on the following days in July, with the threat of an all-out continuous strike if Stagecoach do not make an acceptable pay offer:

  • Friday 5 July
  • Saturday 6 July
  • Sunday 7 July
  • Monday 8 July
  • Friday 12 July
  • Saturday 13 July
  • Sunday 14 July
  • Monday 15 July

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “For too long Stagecoach has got away with paying its Liverpool drivers on the cheap. This shows a total lack of respect and appreciation for its workers, without whom there would be no bus service, and for the communities on Merseyside who rely on their buses.

“Unite’s Liverpool Stagecoach members have their union’s total backing in striking for a fair pay rise.”

Affected services will be confirmed closer to the time. For more information, click here.

When are the London tram strikes?

CROYDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: A tram makes its way through central town on April 28, 2022 in Croydon, England. The local elections in Croydon to determine all 70 ward council seats and a Mayor of Croydon. Currently Labour hold 40 seats, Conservatives 29 with one independent. The council declared bankruptcy in November 2020 issuing a section 114 notice to ban all new spending. The Met Police launched an investigation into allegations of fraud over the Council's mishandling ??67.5million of financing. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
The south London tram (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty)

Engineers on London trams will be striking over a pay disparity with colleagues doing similar work on TfL’s Tube trains.

Engineers are angry that their colleagues on London Underground are paid up to £10,000 more per year, despite performing the same roles and having the same qualifications.

The first of two strikes begins on 1 July and will last a whole week. TfL is advising tram passengers to complete their tram journeys by 8pm on Sunday 30 June. Services will not return to normal until Monday July 8.

Strike action will resume on Friday 12 July until Sunday 14 July, disrupting services to Wimbledon on the finals weekend. TfL advises travellers to plan ahead, allow more time for your journey and check before you travel. Here is how services will be affected on different days:

Monday 1 July – Friday 5 July
Friday 12 July – Sunday 14 July

No service is expected before 7am or after 6pm on the entire London Trams network
Between 7am and 6pm services will operate ONLY between:

  • Wimbledon and Reeves Corner
  • East Croydon and Beckenham Junction and New Addington

There will be no service through Croydon town centre, or to or from Elmers End, on these days.

Saturday 6 July, Sunday 7 July

No service expected before 7am or after 6pm on the entire London Trams network

Between 7am and 6pm, services will only run between Wimbledon and Reeves Corner due to planned maintenance work on the rest of the network

Monday 8 July

Services are expected to start later than normal, with possible disruption throughout the day

Tuesday 9 July – Thursday 11 July

Services will run as normal but some service disruption is possible.

Monday 15 July

Services are expected to start later than normal, with possible disruption throughout the day.

Will there be more train strikes?

Disputes between train companies and trade unions have been ongoing for two years in the UK, with rail workers protesting over pay and conditions.

At present, no train strikes are scheduled, but the Aslef union’s members have previously voted for further industrial action until at least August this year, meaning more disruption for passengers is likely over the summer. Unions are required to give two weeks notice ahead of strike action.

Will there be more airport strikes?

Passengers queue outside Terminal 1 after an overnight power cut led to disruptions and cancellations at Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain, June 23, 2024. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Passengers queue outside Manchester airport’s Terminal One after a power cut on Sunday (Photo: Phil Noble/Reuters)

An exceptional IT failure at the UK’s main air traffic control service, European strikes, extreme weather events, and staffing issues all contributed to travel misery last summer.

On Sunday, thousands of passengers were stranded at Manchester Airport after a power cut saw 140 flights cancelled.

More than 90,000 were affected when the power loss hit security and baggage screening in Terminals One and Two.

At present, there is no industrial action scheduled this summer for UK airlines.

Ongoing strikes by French air traffic control workers have caused concern, but expected industrial action has been called off following President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election.

Recent measures, such as requiring controllers to declare strike participation 48 hours in advance, have also improved management capabilities and minimised the impact on flight schedules.

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