It can be hard to keep track of everything going on – this page shows the timeline of the 2025 pay negotiations process and will be updated.
- 5 February 2025: Unions request information for collective bargaining
- 10 February 2025: Employers refuse to provide the information
- 12 February 2025: Unions repeat request for information for collective bargaining
- 3 March 2025: Unions submit pay claim
- 12 March 2025: First negotiating meeting
- 1 April 2025: Pay rise is due
- 30 April 2025: Unions’ deadline for receipt of a written pay offer
- 8 May 2025: Second negotiating meeting (postponed by the employers)
- 19 May 2025: Second negotiating meeting
- 20 May 2025: first pay offer
- 2 June 2025: Third negotiating meeting
- 6 June 2025: second pay offer
- 1 July 2025: voting on pay offer closes
- 8 July 2025: Fourth negotiating meeting
- 14 July 2025: employers confirm no change to the offer, but will set up local meetings about allowances
- 18 July 2025: unions notify employers of starting industrial action ballot process
- 19 August 2025: meeting with PTF employers
- 10 September 2025: Unite industrial action ballot papers posted out
- 11 September 2025: UNISON industrial action ballot papers posted out
- 1 October 2025: Unite industrial action ballot closes
- 2 October 2025: UNISON industrial action ballot closes
- 15 October 2025: meeting with PTF employers
- 18 October 2025: Unite strike day #1
- 20 October 2025: Unite strike day #2
- 28 October 2025: UNISON starts Action Short Of Strike (see the Action page for details)
- 30 October 2025: Strike (day #3 for Unite, day #1 for UNISON) – march to Tootal Buildings
- 5 November 2025: Strike (day #4 for Unite, day #2 for UNISON)
- 7 November 2025: Strike (day #3 for UNISON)
- 12 November 2025: Strike (day #5 for Unite, day #4 for UNISON)
- 14 November 2025: Strike (day #5 for UNISON) – climate themed march to join RMT picket. WMCA strike day. WYCA vote for industrial action.
- 25 November 2025: Strike day #6
- 26 November 2025: Strike day #7
- 27 November 2025: Strike day #8
- 28 November 2025: Strike day #9
- 1 December 2025: meeting with PTF employers
- 4 December 2025: meeting with PTF employers
- 5 December 2025: Strike (day #10 for UNISON)
- 6 December 2025: Strike (day #11 for UNISON)
- 12 December 2025: Strike (day #12 for UNISON, day #10 for Unite)
- 13 December 2025: Strike (day #13 for UNISON, day #11 for Unite)
- 19 December 2025: Strike (day #14 for UNISON, day #12 for Unite)
- 20 December 2025: Strike (day #15 for UNISON, day #13 for Unite)
For reference, the 2024 pay timeline is now here.