As planned tube walkouts are called off, we take a look at the state of striking groups in the UK.

London Underground

The transport union RMT called off a strike for this week after “positive” talks with Transport for London.

RMT had rejected a 5% pay offer. General secretary Mick Lynch said “urgent negotiations” were to come.

Junior doctors

Junior doctors in England will come to the end of six days of industrial action tomorrow, the longest in NHS history.

In Wales, they are set to strike for three days starting 15 January.

The government gave junior doctors an 8.8% pay rise last summer and put forward another 3% raise, but the British Medical Association wants to reverse real-terms pay cuts since 2008/9.

The BMA secured a 12.4% pay rise for junior doctors in Scotland for the year 2023/2024 and 4.5% the previous year.

NHS consultants

NHS consultants ceased strike action after an offer for a 4.95% pay rise on top of the annual 6% increase.

This will be voted on by members of their union this month.

Trains drivers

At the beginning of December, members of the trade union ASLEF voted to continue strike action.

No further dates have yet been planned, but the union remains in dispute.

Teachers

Every major English teaching union accepted the government’s offer of a 6.5% pay rise and voted to end strikes last July.

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland voted to accept a pay deal in March that saw pay increased by 12.3% and 7% of their pay backdated from April 2022.

Members of Wales’ largest teaching union approved a 3% increase for the 2022/23 academic year and 5% from September 2023.

Royal Mail

A dispute between Royal Mail and staff represented by the Communication Workers Union came to an end last summer, with staff getting a 10% pay rise over three years and a one-off lump sum of £500.

Universities

Following strike days in September, the University and College Union re-balloted universities last year over action for 2024 – it did not meet the legally required turnout of 50%.

Firefighters

In March last year, members of the Fire Brigades Union voted to accept a 7% pay rise backdated to July 2022 and another 5% increase from July 2023, before a strike could take place.

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Ambulances

Ambulance staff and other health workers represented by the Unison and GMB unions in England accepted a 5% wage increase to end strike action in April.

Those represented by Unite rejected a pay offer and remain campaigning, but no strike dates are set.

Nurses

Strikes ended in England after the profession’s largest union, the Royal College of Nursing, failed to secure enough votes to carry out further action.

RCN members working in Northern Ireland will take to picket lines on 18 January.

Physiotherapists

Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy are also preparing to strike on 18 January over pay.