Rail Unions Deny Targeting Eurovision With Strike Action

Music fans dance and watch the Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final 2 on a giant screen in the Eurovision Village on the riverside in Liverpool, England, on May 11, 2023. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

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.