Eurostar Trains Will Be ‘Badly Affected' By Strikes In Run Up To Christmas

7th December 2022

Security staff at international rail service Eurostar will strike for four days in the run up to Christmas due to a pay dispute.

Eurostar runs train passenger rail services linking London to Paris and other European capitals.

Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for Eurostar will walk out on 16, 18, 22 and 23 December, the union said. Over 100 staff will take part in the action.

Security staff perform essential duties that keep people safe while travelling internationally by rail and they are contracted out to a facilities management company called Mitie.

The union said the strikes would "severely affect" Eurostar services during the Christmas period.