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Fresh ballot for rail staff.


CATERING staff on Virgin Trains' West Coast mainline services are to be re-balloted over industrial action.

The 787-strong Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT RMT right mentotransverse (position of the fetus).
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) union membership affected by new working patterns voted last month on action over plans to axe 67 jobs.

Despite delivering what is believed to have been an overwhelming vote for action in the original ballot, the result was withheld after Virgin Trains contacted the union, having taking legal advice about its concerns over the "ballot process".

Now the RMT has announced it is to stage a fresh ballot of Virgin Trains catering staff, who work out of Liverpool's Lime Street This article is about Lime Street, an American television series. For the railway station in Liverpool, see Liverpool Lime Street railway station.
Lime Street
 station, on strike action and action short of a strike.

Meanwhile, the RMT has confirmed that it is also to ballot members working for London Midland For the former British Railways region, see London Midland Region (British Railways).

London Midland is the brand name of the train operating company who will operate the new West Midlands railway franchise in England.
 over a pay and conditions issue.

London Midland was forced to cancel all but one of 500 Sunday services on September 6, because not enough drivers turned in for shifts.
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Publication:Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date:Sep 14, 2009
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