To want a master list of everyone who is set to strike on 30th?

[EdithWeston]

Because it's way more than just teachers, and I want to get some idea of just how disrupted things could get.

So:

Teachers
UK Border staff

Who else to add?

So a 'duvet day' for rest of us next Wednesday then !

The FDA is striking are which represents senior civil servants and professionals across all govt departments.

Police Support Staff (Police Officers, who cannot strike, are being drafted in to answer the 999 calls)

Police Support Staff (Police Officers, who cannot strike, are being drafted in to answer the 999 calls)

That's what's happening in our force ....that'll be police officers with very little control room experience, on a day where there's likely to be even more disruption due to strike action and pickets...could be interesting!

I'm in the ambulance service and in Unison and as no-one has bothered to tell me what might be happening I will be going into work as normal.
I find the use of terms such as 'scab' really offensive and picket lines are leaglised bullying as far as I am concerned.

I used to work in a hospital many moons ago - no way would I be part of leaving a ward unstaffed.

dizzyblonde-I hear ya and concur!

Add national and local museum & heritage sector workers to that too

Connexions staff

Hear, hear Avantia! SO looking forward to a duvet day too!

college staff

The radiographers are striking?

Not critical, but I know that our local council run swimming pool and leisure centre are closed too.

Are midwives striking? I'm due in next few weeks.

Most people in central Government departments - the FDA (senior civil servants), PCS, Unison, and Prospect are all out I think, so that's going to be the vast majority of employees. Ditto local councils - don't try phoning them!

As my union have never been on strike before I've had to cross picket lines to get to work about a dozen times and never had any aggro whatsoever - never more than a question about whether I'm in one of the striking unions (no) or asked to take a leaflet. Non-civil-servant picket lines may be less civil, I suppose.

I'm trying to work out what to do with the kids that day - I'm guessing the museums will be out and probably the libraries, but the local leisure centre has been outsourced so will probably be open?

What about transport - I guess their pensions aren't linked to the same system so they'll be working? Is that right?

DD's teacher went to some lengths to point out to her class that she personally voted not to strike but had been outvoted, which I think is a) because slagging her colleagues off by implication and b) not a good way to make yourself popular with a class of ten year olds.

All trains and buses in NI.

My boss is thinking of closing the office for the day...fingers crossed.

My friend who is a radiographer is definately striking, and she says teh majority of her colleagues will be too.

But I rang a different hospital earlier to see if the treatment my dh has an appointment for is likely to be affected, and the lady said that it would be very unlikley to be affected as it will be being done by a doctor. I'm very thankful that it hopefully won't be cancelled.

I mean all trains and buses in NI are off.

It's not just UK Border Agency immigration officers who are striking, it's all staff who are employees of the agency and part of the balloted union (such as I).

Hospital Laboratory staff will be striking too as most of them are in Unite. They will be providing emergency services though.

dizzyblonde There' s nothing to tell re what's happening. Unless the government do a U turn before next Wednesday your union have called a strike, and therefore you should be withdrawing your labour on that day.

If you go into work on that day as a Union member, you are a strike breaker. If you don't want to strike then come out the union. You cannot choose the bits of union membership you like and the bits you don't.

shakes head in disbelief

Wow, this list has grown!

RL is interfering with MNetting today, but I'll try to come back later to consolidate a master list.

My list

All Council Staff including
Teachers, Support Assistants,Headteachers,Janitorial and Cleaning Staff,Housing Officers, Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Cemetery and Crematorial Staff,Social Workers, Benefits and Revenue Staff, Money Advisors,Trading Standards Officers, Council Road Workers, Council Maintenance Staff, Refuse Collectors etc.

Civil Servants- Including Job Centre Staff, DWP, CSA, HMRC, Uk Border, Home Office etc etc. Staff in House of Commons,Court reporters etc.Also Scottish Government Staff will be out.

NHS Staff-Clerical and Ancillary Grades,Radiographers,OT's etc.Nurses who are NOT on shift that day are asked to support the strike bu the RCN and rallies. Some nurses are also Unison members have been asked not to cover Bank/Agency Shifts.

Police/Fire/ Ambulance-support staff.

It's gonna be BIG :)

In due next Thursday and am having a home birth I presume a midwife will attend?