Eurostar staff will stage two weekend walkouts this month to protest unsociable working hours for train managers.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union will walk out at one minute after midnight on Friday 12 August, with strike action ending at 11.59pm Monday 15 August. Another three-day walkout will take place over the late August bank holiday, on 26 to 29 August.
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