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  • Comment: Daily Mail is an unreliable source. Two sources are also primary and I doubt source 5 has WP:SIGCOV of this organisation. Needs more sources. Rambley (talk) 10:29, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
Strike Map
Formation2020 (2020)
FoundersRobert Poole and Henry Fowler
Headquarters86 Wood Lane, Quorn, Leicestershire
Websitestrikemap.org

Strike Map is an organisation launched in December 2020.[1]. It was co-founded by Robert Poole and Henry Fowler.[2] Working in partnership with the General Federation of Trade Unions,[3] the project aims to detail the time and location of strike action[4] and picket lines across the islands of Britain and Ireland on an interactive map.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Aims

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Strike Map outlines four aims of the website:
1. Document and present the levels of strike action in the country.
2. Enable others to see the levels of action and pass on messages of solidarity.
3. Encourage other workers in their struggles.
4. Bring those leading struggles together through a network.[11][12]

History

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Data about labour disputes collected by the Office for National Statistics in the UK was considered unsatisfactory by Robert Poole and Henry Fowler, who wanted to create a permanent record of strike action happening in Britain.[13] In response to this, trade union activists began to collate and publish data on strikes and picket lines in the UK as part of a project called Strike Map.[14] The lack of satisfactory data was exacerbated when during the coronavirus pandemic, the Office for National Statistics suspended the collection and publication of labour disputes data.[15]. In September of 2025 Strike Map began to collaborate with the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data to enhance Strike Map's interactive maps with insights on areas undergoing industrial disputes.[16][17][18]

Megapicket

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On 9 May 2025 Strike Map organised a megapicket at Lifford Lane Depot in solidarity with striking Unite workers taking part in the 2025 Birmingham bin strike.[19] The picket was joined by workers from other trade unions. Speakers included Mick Whelan, General Secretary of ASLEF, Steve Wright, General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, and Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union.[20]

Megapicket II

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On 25 July 2025 Strike Map organised a second megapicket across the five sites of Atlas Depot, Lifford Lane Depot, Perry Barr Depot, Ryton site in Coventry and Veolia Incinerator in solidarity with striking Unite workers taking part in the 2025 Birmingham bin strike.[21]

Megapicket III

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On 30 January 2026 Strike Map organised a third megapicket in solidarity with striking Unite workers taking part in the 2025 Birmingham bin strike.[22] Dubbed 'Megapicket 3-D'[23] speakers included Steve Wright, Zarah Sultana, Eddie Dempsey, Mick Whelan, Caroline Hayhurst, Matt Wrack, Ed Harlow, Ian Hodson, Steven Wicks, John McDonnell, Zack Polanski, Paul W Fleming, and Tony Wilson.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Why are we doing this and who are we?". Strike Map. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  2. ^ Poole, Henry; Fowler, Henry (22 December 2021). "Strike Map UK First Anniversary – A year of struggle across our movement". Labour Outlook. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  3. ^ Little, Gawain; Fowler, Henry; Poole, Robert (4 September 2023). "Strike Map is joining the General Federation of Trade Unions". Morning Star. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  4. ^ Hodder, Andy; Mustchin, Stephen (9 June 2025). "International Strike Report (2023)". International Strike Report. Emek Çalışmaları Topluluğu (EÇT): 108–115. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Here's a full list of this week's national and local strikes, including the NHS". The Canary. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  6. ^ Woolley, Sarah (23 February 2024). "How we get rid of the Tories' anti-union legislation?". The Institute of Employment Rights. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  7. ^ Sweek, Samuel (15 January 2023). "Unions have always fought for our rights – it's time to defend theirs". The Independent. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  8. ^ Fourton, Clémence (1 June 2025). "Striking against and under Neoliberalism: The 2022-23 British Strike Spiral in Context". Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique. CRECIB - Centre de recherche et d'études en civilisation britannique. doi:10.4000/1452g. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  9. ^ Bloom, Dan (11 December 2022). "Where are nurses on strike this week? Search your hospital on interactive map". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  10. ^ Buchanan, George (January 2026). "Putting Strikes on the Map: Unions, the 2025 Birmingham Bin Strike and Beyond". Economics Today. Vol. 32, no. 3. United Kingdom. pp. 21–25. ISSN 0969-4641.
  11. ^ "Why are we doing this and who are we?". Strike Map. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  12. ^ Ferguson, Kate (29 April 2023). "BRACE YOURSELVES Union activists plot coordinated strikes across hospitals and schools to force country into lockdown". The Sun. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  13. ^ Hodder, Andy; Mustchin, Mustchin (13 December 2023). "Examining the recent strike wave in the UK: The problem with official statistics". The British Journal of Sociology. 75 (2). Wiley-Blackwell for the London School of Economics (United Kingdom): 239–245. doi:10.1111/1468-4446.13069. PMID 38093399. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  14. ^ Buchanan, George (January 2026). "Putting Strikes on the Map: Unions, the 2025 Birmingham Bin Strike and Beyond". Economics Today. Vol. 32, no. 3. United Kingdom. pp. 21–25. ISSN 0969-4641.
  15. ^ "Labour disputes, UK: July 2022 update and future work". Office for National Statistics. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  16. ^ "Strike Map expands coverage with new data on union strength". Morning Star. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  17. ^ Bryson, Alex; Davies, Rhys (27 September 2025). "WISERD partners with Strike Map to integrate new data on union strength". Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  18. ^ Strike Map, the story so far. United Kingdom. 2025. pp. 80–83.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  19. ^ Benton, Charlotte; Davies, Lara (9 May 2025). "Unions form 'megapicket' at bin strike depot". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  20. ^ Short, Elizabeth (9 May 2025). "'This mobilisation is historic'". Morning Star. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  21. ^ Fowler, Henry; Little, Gawain (12 July 2025). "Solidarity means turning up". Morning Star. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  22. ^ Brock, Alexander (15 December 2025). "Third Birmingham Bin Strike 'megapicket' planned to kick off 2026". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  23. ^ Cartledge, James; Leach, Harry (30 January 2026). "Birmingham bin strike megapicket live as city collections axed". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  24. ^ "Birmingham: Unite – Victory to the Brum Bin Strikers! Mega-Picket". Counterfire. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
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