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Who is going on strike in September - and for how long

Tuesday 13 September 2022 08:12, UK

Closed platforms at Waterloo station, London, as train services continue to be disrupted following the nationwide strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture date: Wednesday April 20, 2022.
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Workers in many sectors are ramping up their calls for better pay and conditions, particularly as the cost of living crisis starts to bite.

Keep track of what's going on with this calendar:

Thursday 8 September
• Refuse workers at almost 20 Scottish local authorities are striking for eight days
• Strike by council workers in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in Northern Ireland. The striking workers are members of three trade unions - GMB, Nipsa and Unite - and include bin workers
• Industrial action by barristers - who voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales
• Unite members who work in schools and early years services in Scottish councils - East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire, Angus, Dundee City, Tayside

Friday 9 September
• Refuse workers at almost 20 Scottish local authorities are striking for eight days
• Strike by council workers in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in Northern Ireland. The striking workers are members of three trade unions - GMB, Nipsa and Unite - and include bin workers
• Industrial action by barristers - who voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales
• Unite members who work in schools and early years services in Scottish councils - Angus, Dundee City, Tayside

Saturday 10 September
• Refuse workers at almost 20 Scottish local authorities are striking for eight days
• Strike by council workers in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in Northern Ireland. The striking workers are members of three trade unions - GMB, Nipsa and Unite - and include bin workers
• Industrial action by barristers - who voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales

Sunday 11 September
• Refuse workers at almost 20 Scottish local authorities are striking for eight days
• Strike by council workers in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in Northern Ireland. The striking workers are members of three trade unions - GMB, Nipsa and Unite - and include bin workers
• Industrial action by barristers - who voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales

Monday 12 September
• Refuse workers at almost 20 Scottish local authorities are striking for eight days
• Final day of strike by council workers in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in Northern Ireland. The striking workers are members of three trade unions - GMB, Nipsa and Unite - and include bin workers
• Industrial action by barristers - who voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales

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Tuesday 13 September
• Refuse workers at almost 20 Scottish local authorities are striking for eight days
• Industrial action by barristers - who voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales
• Around 100 Unite members at Venator Materials, a chemical company strike over pay. The strike begins at 6.50pm.

Wednesday 14 September
• NUJ members at news organisation Reach on strike for 48 hours
• Industrial action by barristers - who voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales
• Around 100 Unite members at Venator Materials, a chemical company strike over pay

Thursday 15 September
• Train drivers who are members of Aslef union at Avanti West Coast; Chiltern Railways; CrossCountry; Greater Anglia; Great Western Railway; Hull Trains; LNER; London Overground; Northern Trains; Southeastern; TransPennine Express; and West Midlands Trains
• More than 40,000 Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members at Network Rail and 14 train operators. (These strikes have been suspended following the death of the Queen)
• RMT members at Hull Trains and Arriva Rail London. (These strikes have been suspended following the death of the Queen)
• Around 100 Unite members at Venator Materials, a chemical company strike over pay

Friday 16 September
• Around 100 Unite members at Venator Materials, a chemical company strike over pay

Saturday 17 September
• Around 100 Unite members at Venator Materials, a chemical company strike over pay. The strike ends at 6.59am
• More than 40,000 Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members at Network Rail and 14 train operators. (These strikes have been suspended following the death of the Queen)

Monday 19 September
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Tuesday 20 September
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Wednesday 21 September
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Thursday 22 September
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Friday 23 September
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Saturday 24 September
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Sunday 25 September
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Monday 26 September
• TSSA members at nine train companies on 24-hour strike starting midday. Operators have not been confirmed but likely to include TransPennine Express, West Midlands Trains, Avanti West Coast, c2c, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, LNER and Southeastern. (These strikes have been cancelled following the death of the Queen)
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Tuesday 27 September
• Around 100 Unite members at Venator Materials, a chemical company strike over pay. The strike begins at 6.59am
• Workers at Felixstowe - the UK's biggest container port - begin an eight-day strike
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Wednesday 28 September
• Around 100 Unite members at Venator Materials, a chemical company strike over pay
• Workers at Felixstowe - the UK's biggest container port - continue an eight-day strike
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Thursday 29 September
• Around 100 Unite members at Venator Materials, a chemical company strike over pay. The strike ends at 7.59pm
• Workers at Felixstowe - the UK's biggest container port - continue an eight-day strike
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Friday 30 September
• Royal Mail workers who are members of the CWU begin a 48-hour strike which will continue on 1 October
• Workers at Felixstowe - the UK's biggest container port - continue an eight-day strike
• Liverpool dock workers strike

Criminal barristers from the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents barristers in England and Wales, outside the Old Bailey, central London, on the first of several days of court walkouts by CBA members in a row over legal aid funding.Picture date: Monday June 27, 2022.

Among those balloting for strikes:

Thousands of NHS workers in Scotland have voted in favour of striking - covering NHS staff from four of Scotland's unions.

Nurses will start voting on strike action on 15 September, with the ballot lasting for four weeks.

The Communication Workers' Union says it is preparing a ballot for members across Capita O2 and Tesco Mobile partnerships.

Members of Unite union at Stansted airport are considering strike action in a ballot closing 19 September. The action would include security officers, cleaners, firefighters, maintenance staff and airport ambassadors.

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