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Rail catering workers in Edinburgh strike for 24 hours

RAIL catering workers in Edinburgh went on strike for 24 hours yesterday.

The workers say that employer Rail Gourmet is guilty of bullying, harassment, abuse of disciplinary procedures, and refusing payment for extra duties.

The staff work on the LNER East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and London.

Mick Cash, general secretary of rail union RMT, said: “This is a fight for workplace justice involving a crucial group of staff servicing the catering functions on LNER trains and they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect just like any other group of transport workers.

“RMT will not stand back while bullying, abuse of procedures and non-payment for additional duties is rife.

“Our members have voted for action and it is now down to Rail Gourmet to take this dispute seriously and start talking about a settlement that puts fair treatment in the workplace at the top of the agenda.”

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