Public Sector strike in Brighton & Hove: how it will affect you

Public sector workers across the UK are due to go on strike on 30 November. How will your services in Brighton and Hove be affected?

The main event will be a major demonstration through the town. Feeder marches will go from big workplaces to meet at Victoria Gardens at 11:45am to set off on the main march.

Below are further details for how services may be affected if the strike goes ahead, but they may change. This page will be updated when more information is available.

Schools

It is expected that the majority of schools will be closed. To confirm if a school will be closed it is recommended you contact the school nearer the time or on the day.

So far, the folowing schools have contacted the Council and confirmed that they will close if a strike goes ahead on 30 November. However, not all schools will know until the day before or even the day itself so parents should contact the school directly to be sure.

Aldrington

Balfour

Benfield

Bevendean

Blatchington Mill

Carden

Carlton Hill

Cedar Centre

Coldean

Coombe Road

Cottesmore

Davigdor

Downs Infants

Downs Junior

Downs Park

Downsview

Elm grove

Fairlight

Goldstone

Hangleton Infants

Hangleton Junior

Hertford Infants

Hertford Juniors

Hillside

Mile Oak Primary School - partial closure expected

Moulsecoomb

Our lady of Lourdes

Patcham House

Patcham Infants

Patcham Junior

Peter Gladwin

Portslade Infants

Queen's Park

Royal Spa

Rudyard Kipling Primary School and Nursery

Saltdean Primary 

Somerhill Junior 

St Andrew's

St Bartholomews

St Bernadettes RC Primary 

St John the Baptist

St Josephs

St Luke's

St Margaret's Primary School, Rottingdean 

St Martin's C of E Primary 

St Mary Magdalene

St Mary's School, Portslade

St Pauls

St Peters

Stanford Infants

Stanford Juniors

Swan Centre, Falmer

Tarnerland over 3's

Varndean

West Blatchington

West Hove Infants

West Hove Junior

Westdene

Whitehawk

Woodingdean Primary

Recycling, refuse and street cleaning

It is likely that any recycling and refuse collections planned for that day will not go ahead. For information on collections and when this work would be cleared go to the Council's recycling, refuse and street cleaning page.

Transport in the city

The marches on the day could well affect public transport including bus services. Up to date information on the main bus routes should be available on the Brighton & Hove Buses page.

The first marches are expected to start at 10:30am and move through the following locations:

• East Brighton Park to Victoria Gardens
• Hove Town Hall to Victoria Gardens
• Lewes Road to Victoria Gardens
• North Street, Queens Road, North Road to the Level

Why are they striking?

The Coalition proposes changes to pensions for public sector workers, and spending cuts.

It's mainly about pensions - as people live longer, the cost of funding public sector pensions is "unsustainable", says the government. It wants most public sector workers to:

    •    pay more into their pensions

    •    work for longer

    •    and accept a pension based on a "career average" salary, rather than the current final salary arrangement

Unions, however, say the proposals will leave their members paying more and working longer for less.