Rail unions have denied allegations they are deliberately targeting the Eurovision Song Contest and other major public events with industrial action.
Members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport union (RMT) will strike on Saturday—the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final in Liverpool, which the UK is hosting on behalf of Ukraine.
Aslef, the train drivers’ union, is striking on May 31, and June 3—the day of the FA Cup final.
Members of the train drivers’ union Aslef on the picket line at Euston station in London, on May 12, 2023. (Yui Mok/PA Media)
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has accused the unions of “cynically targeting” the events….