There are a number of walkouts scheduled to take place towards the end of 2022.
Postal workers, teachers and nurses have all voted in favour of strike action and there are still ballots that are due to take place. It comes after months of disruption caused by rail, school and waste workers among others.
It appears that the so-called " winter of discontent " isn't easing with potential disruption in the run-up to Christmas.
Although many will be relieved to hear that the ScotRail December strikes, which would have taken place every weekend leading up to Christmas, have been called off while the RMT ballots its members on a new pay deal. This comes after the Network Rail strikes which were due to take place on November 5, 7 and 9 were also suspended to allow for further pay negotiations.
However, other strikes could still go ahead and we have taken a closer look at the dates involved.
Strike action and ballots for 2022
Postal workers
Large scale strike action over pay and conditions will take place on the following dates:
- Thursday, November 24
- Friday, November 25
- Wednesday, November 30
- Thursday, December 1
Teachers
The Educational Institute of Scotland ( EIS ) said that 96 per cent of its members backed a teachers' strike on a 71% turnout.
Teachers in Scotland will stage a 24-hour strike on Thursday, November 24.
Nurses
A strike ballot of the Royal College of Nursing also ran a ballot, with more than 90 percent of members voting in favour of strike action in most areas.
A date for the strike action has not yet been set, but the RCN’s mandate to organise strikes runs until May 2023
Unison, Scotland's largest health union, has suspended its strike ballot of NHS staff as it is consulting members on a revised pay offer until November 14.
Ambulance staff
Ambulance staff who are members of Unite will strike on Friday, November 25.
The union said that all of its Scottish Ambulance Service workers would take "continuous action short of strike" from midnight on 25 November.
Train Drivers
Train drivers at Avanti West Coast will strike alongside 11 other operators down south as union ASLEF pushes for an improved pay offer.
a 24-hour strike will take place on Saturday, November 26.
Midwives
A strike ballot of Royal College of Midwives members opens today (November 11).
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