Picket lines and strike action
Pickets and strike action
Strike action will be taken on 18 and 20 August 2022 by members in: Avanti West Coast, c2c, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, LNER and Southeastern and Network Rail General Grades (Bands 5-8) and Controllers.
Industrial action short of strike will be taken by members in: West Midlands Trains, Northern, Greater Anglia, Southeastern and TransPennine Express.
Members can picket their own workplace. Please follow guidance on picketing.
TSSA has been notified of the following pickets:
| Picket lines | Times |
| London Puddle Dock, 1 Puddle Dock, London EC4V 3DS. (Network Rail and Southeastern ROC). | Main entrance 0600-1000 and 1300-1515 |
| 4 More London Riverside (Southeastern) | 0800-1000 |
| Berwick Station | 0900-1200 |
| Birmingham International Station | 0530-1100 |
| Bromley South Station | 0600-100 |
| Coventry Station | 0830-1130 |
| Crewe Station | 0515-1600 |
| Dartford Station | 0600-100 |
| Derby EMICC Bateman Street | 0600-1400 |
| Derby Midland Station | 0800-1400 |
| Doncaster Station | 0800-1400 |
| Exeter Depot, Old’s View off Station Road | 0930-1630 |
| Exeter PSB | |
| Faversham Station | 0600-100 |
| Gillingham Station | 0600-100 |
| Gosforth, Jubilee House, NE3 4PL (LNER) | 0900-1700 |
| Grays Station | |
| Holbeck Depot, Nineveh Road Leeds, LS11 9QG | |
| Leicester Station | 0800-1100 |
| Lewisham Station | 0600-100 |
| Liverpool Central CMD | 0800-1400 |
| Liverpool Lime Street Station | 0900-1400 |
| London Euston Station, Eversholt Street | From 6am |
| London Paddington Station | 0530-1400 |
| Manchester Piccadilly Station | |
| Manchester ROC | |
| Northampton Depot | 0800-1100 |
| Norwich, Network Rail, “The House” Lower Clarence Road, Norwich | |
| Nottingham Midland Station | 0700-0900 and 1300-1500 |
| Orpington Station | 0600-100 |
| Oxford Station | Saturday from 11am |
| Peterborough Station | 0700-1300 |
| Rugby ROC | |
| Saltley WMSC Saltley (West Midlands Signalling Centre) | |
| Sheffield Station | 0730-1400 |
| South Wales Control Centre, De Croche Place, Cardiff, CF11 6JL | 0530-0800 |
| Stafford Station | 0800-1000 |
| Stoke-on-Trent Station | 0800-1000 |
| Swindon Western House, 1 Holbrook Way, Swindon SN1 1BD (Network Rail and GWR) | 1200-1500 Thursday 0500-0700 Saturday |
| Tonbridge Station | 0600-100 |
| Wakefield Kirkgate Depot, Monk Street | |
| Wakefield Westgate Station | 0700-1200 |
| West of Scotland Signal Centre, Cowlairs Road, Glasgow | 0530 - 0630, 1230 - 1330 and 1730 - 1830 Thursday 0530 - 0630 and 1730 - 1830 Saturday |
| York ICC (ROC), Cinder Lane off Leeman Road | 0600-1400 |
| York Station | 0800-1300 |
Details of strike action:
Details of strike action:
- Avanti West Coast: station grades do not attend work between 00:01 and 23:59 on Thursday 18 August and between 00:01 and 23:59 on Saturday 20 August
- c2c: do not attend work between 00:01 and 23:59 on Thursday 18 August and between 00:01 and 23:59 on Saturday 20 August
- CrossCountry: do not attend work between 00:01 and 23:59 on Thursday 18 August and between 00:01 and 23:59 on Saturday 20 August
- East Midlands Railway: do not attend work between 00:01 and 23:59 on Thursday 18 August and between 00:01 and 23:59 on Saturday 20 August
- Great Western Railway: do not attend work between 00:01 and 23:59 on Thursday 18 August and between 00:01 and 23:59 on Saturday 20 August
- LNER: do not attend work between 00:01 and 23:59 on Thursday 18 August and between 00:01 and 23:59 on Saturday 20 August
- Southeastern: do not attend work between 00:01 and 23:59 on Thursday 18 August and between 00:01 and 23:59 on Saturday 20 August. In addition, we are asking you to ALSO take action short of strike from 18 August. Check the details of ASOS.
- For Network Rail General Grades 5-8 and Controllers: do not commence work between: 02:01 on Thursday 18th August to 01:59 on Friday 19th August and 02:01 on Saturday 20th August to 01:59 on Sunday 21st August. Do not start a shift between these times. If your shift starts before the strike action, but finishes during the strike action, then complete your shift.
Action short of strike called
TSSA has called industrial action short of a strike in several train operating companies.
The specific types of industrial action short of strike (ASOS) vary slightly across different companies. Please check what action is allowed and advised at your company from the list below.
TransPenine Express (TPE)
The action short of strike will be discontinuous and will take place on the intended dates, set out below and on such further dates as will be notified in due course.
From 00:01 on Tuesday 9th August 2022 to 23:59 on Wednesday 7th September 2022.
Types of industrial action short of a strike:
- Overtime ban
- Refusal to work rest days
- Ban on non-rostered staff working weekends and nights
- Ban on undertaking contingency duties arising from industrial action
- No mentoring of colleagues including new starters
- No training of colleagues including new starters
- No double desking (no carrying out work of absent colleagues and vacancies)
- Ban on on-call activities including ban on covering vacant on-call lines
- Ban on out of hours work communication
Northern Rail
The action short of strike action will be discontinuous and will take place on the intended dates, set out below and on such further dates as will be notified in due course.
From 16:00 on Wednesday 17 August 2022 to 08:00 on Monday 22 August 2022.
The types of industrial action short of a strike are:
- Overtime ban
- Call-out ban
- Ban on undertaking contingency duties arising from industrial action
- Ban on non-rostered staff working weekends and nights
- Ban on out of hours work communication
West Midlands Trains
The action short of strike action will be discontinuous and will take place on the intended dates, set out below and on such further dates as will be notified in due course.
From 00:01 on 18 August 2022 to 23:59 on 20 August 2022.
The types of industrial action short of a strike are:
- Ban on unpaid overtime
- Ban on paid overtime
- Ban on on-call activities
- Ban on activities associated with voluntary contingency cover.
Greater Anglia
The action short of strike action will be discontinuous and will take place on the intended dates, set out below and on such further dates as will be notified in due course.
From 00:01 on 18 August to 23:59 on 20 August.
The types of industrial action short of a strike are:
- Ban on paid and unpaid overtime
- Ban on on-call activities
- Refusal to work rest days and un-rostered Sundays
- Work only to pre-agreed rosters
- No mentoring or training of colleagues including new starters
- Refusal to support technological online ticket issues
- Ban on voluntary contingency cover and all associated activities
- No covering of duties and tasks of other roles/grades
- Work to rule, including refusing lone working where it goes against company policies and procedures
- Ban on cross-cover and working at other locations that are NOT your home station
Southeastern:
The action short of strike will be continuous and will start from 18 August and will continue until further notice.
From 00:01 18 August until further notice.
The types of industrial action short of a strike are:
- Call-out ban
- Ban on undertaking contingency duties arising from industrial action
- Ban on non-rostered staff working weekends and nights
- Ban on out of hours work communication
Our Rail Our Future
Our dispute with Network Rail and all DfT train operating companies over pay, job security and terms and conditions is settled. Find out more about our campaign.
Member advice from our Helpdesk
If you are a TSSA member and are looking for advice or assistance in connection with your employment or membership, you can contact our Members’ Helpdesk.
We can advise on a range of workplace issues including; discipline and grievance hearing, maternity rights and redundancy.
Helpdesk opening hours: 09:00 - 17:00 Monday - Thursday | 09:00 - 16:00 Friday
Please note: we cannot undertake to provide advice to non-members, to members of other unions, or to members on behalf of their partners/friends. If you are not yet a member, please join TSSA online.