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VERMIN have infested onboard kitchens on Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) franchise, sensational pictures revealed yesterday.
Rail union RMT said droppings found by staff on Virgin carriages were evidence of a “rodent scandal” and a failure of the company’s “duty of care.”
Union reps ratted on bosses amid a strike ballot in the company, which has been accused of seeking to impose a “two-tier” workforce.
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
