Railway workers’ strike action w/c 17 July: Information for staff

RMT train strikes

Railway workers who are part of the RMT union will stage a walkout on trains on the following days: 

• Thursday 20 July
• Saturday 22 July
• Saturday 29 July

Planned strikes  from Sunday 23 July until Friday 28 July on the London Underground have now been cancelled.

RMT have added that there will be no strike action on Monday 24 July.

ASLEF action short of a strike

The train drivers’ union, ASLEF, have announced an overtime ban on Monday 17 July – Saturday 22 July.  This action is short of a strike and will happen across a significant number of rail operators. These dates have been selected by the unions as they are the busiest days of the month and coincide with major sporting events so they will cause a lot of disruption on and around these days. 

Coming into campus

If you are coming into campus on the train, please check with the rail operator and allow extra time to get to your destination. You can visit Transport for London, National Rail or the Citymapper app, to plan alternative types of transport such as bicycle and scooter hire, walking, buses etc. If you are unable to get to work using alternative transport, you should let your line manager know as soon as possible.

If transport strikes affect your ability to come into campus, you are welcome to work from home on the affected days, if your job lends itself to home working.

Staff unable to work from home can agree flexible solutions with managers such as using TOIL or making up lost time where possible. If alternative arrangements cannot be found, staff should arrange to take annual leave or unpaid leave, in line with our Special Leave Policy on travel and weather disruption.

Please keep following the news and the National Rail website to find out if your journey is likely to be affected.