Saturday's strikes and further industrial action in October

This past weekend our voices together were louder and clearer than they have ever been.

Across the country we saw more than 50,000 rail workers from TSSA and our sister unions, RMT and ASLEF, out on strike - more than at any other point in this dispute. The rail network was brought to an almost complete standstill.

Huge picket lines were seen across the country – check out our strike day wrap up video and keep your eyes peeled for Babs the Bulldog in Wakefield…

Our demands are clear:

• No compulsory redundancies
• A pay rise which meets the cost-of-living crisis
• No unagreed changes to terms and conditions

We will be putting this to the Secretary of State for Transport, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, when we meet her on your behalf next Wednesday.

But there’s a lot happening before that – including more industrial action by some of you this week!

Industrial action this week

Our members across a number of train operators are taking both strike action and/or action short of a strike in the coming days. Strike action is taking place in five companies, with action short of strike happening in nine companies. Good luck to everyone taking action this week!

The dates and types of action have been decided in consultation with your elected workplace reps and there is a variety of action and dates – see details below. If you are unclear about the action in your company, please check with your reps or our relevant Organiser.

Members in the following companies will be taking strike action in the coming days:

STRIKE ACTION:

• Cross Country (12:00 Noon Wednesday 5 October – 12:00 Noon Thursday 6 October)
• Great Western Railway (for work that commences between 12:00 Noon Thursday 6 October – 11:59 Friday 7 October see full details here)
• Avanti West Coast (Saturday 8 October all day)
• c2c (Saturday 8 October all day)
• TransPennine Express (Saturday 8 October all day)

Members  in the following companies will be taking action short of strike in the coming days:

Action short of strike (ASOS) will take place in:   

• South Western Railway (ASOS but excluding overtime ban continuous from 1 October)
• South Eastern Railway (ASOS but excluding overtime ban continuous from 1 October)
• West Midlands Trains (ASOS including ban on voluntary contingency cover continuous from 1 October)
• TransPennine Express (ASOS including overtime ban and on call ban – full list of ASOS here – on Wednesday 5 October and from Thursday 6 October to Sunday 6 November 2022)
• Northern (ASOS comprising a ban on undertaking contingency duties arising from industrial action, continuous from 1 October)
• Cross Country (ASOS including overtime ban 5, 6, 7 and 8 October)
• East Midlands Railway (ASOS including overtime ban 5 and 8 October)
• LNER (ASOS excluding overtime ban on 5 October, ASOS including overtime ban 8 October)
• Great Western Railway (ASOS including a ban on undertaking contingency duties arising from industrial action and a ban on out of hours work communication on 5 October and from 12:00 on Friday 7 October until 23:59 on Sunday 11 December – full details of action here)

What’s happening by date this week:

Mon 3: Action short of strike in: SouthEastern Railway, South Western Railway, West Midlands Trains, Northern

Tues 4: Action short of strike in: SouthEastern Railway, South Western Railway, West Midlands Trains, Northern

Weds 5: STRIKE ACTION in Cross Country from 12noon for 24 hours. Plus action short of strike in: SouthEastern Railway, South Western Railway, West Midlands Trains, Cross Country, LNER, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, TransPennine Express, Northern.

Thurs 6: STRIKE ACTION in: Cross Country until 12 noon; Great Western Railway from 12noon for 24 hours. Action short of strike in: SouthEastern Railway, South Western Railway, West Midlands Trains, Cross Country, TransPennine Express, Northern.

Fri 7: STRIKE ACTION in Great Western Railway for work starting before 11:59. Action short of strike in: SouthEastern Railway, South Western Railway, West Midlands Trains, TransPennine Express, Northern, Great Western Railway (GWR from 12noon onwards).

Sat 8: STRIKE ACTION in: Avanti West Coast, c2c, TransPennine Express. Plus action short of strike in: SouthEastern Railway, South Western Railway, West Midlands Trains, TransPennine Express, Northern, Great Western Railway, LNER.

Sun 9: Action short of strike in: SouthEastern Railway, South Western Railway, West Midlands Trains, TransPennine Express, Northern, Great Western Railway.

As ever, thank you for continued support in this dispute. TSSA is continuing to push extremely hard for a negotiated settlement which meets your concerns over job security, pay and conditions. We are steadfast in that aim.