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| Virgin ticketing staff to strike | Virgin ticketing staff to strike |
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| Ticket office staff at five UK mainline stations are set to walk out during the evening peak period on Friday in a row over the increased use of machines. | Ticket office staff at five UK mainline stations are set to walk out during the evening peak period on Friday in a row over the increased use of machines. |
| Virgin Trains staff at London Euston, Coventry, Birmingham New Street, Preston and Glasgow will not work between 1640 GMT and 1840 GMT. | Virgin Trains staff at London Euston, Coventry, Birmingham New Street, Preston and Glasgow will not work between 1640 GMT and 1840 GMT. |
| The union said it was protesting at plans to cut back on ticket office window openings. | The union said it was protesting at plans to cut back on ticket office window openings. |
| Virgin Trains said it had no intention of doing away with ticket offices. | Virgin Trains said it had no intention of doing away with ticket offices. |
| More than 100 members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association are expected to take part in the strike. | More than 100 members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association are expected to take part in the strike. |
| Union leader Gerry Doherty said if people booked tickets early they should have an uninterrupted journey. | Union leader Gerry Doherty said if people booked tickets early they should have an uninterrupted journey. |
| "Our quarrel is with Virgin management who are cutting back on the number of windows open to the public and forcing them to use more expensive ticket machines," he said. | |
| "If this goes ahead we could end up with 10% fewer booking office staff." | "If this goes ahead we could end up with 10% fewer booking office staff." |
| Virgin said it was doing all it could to make sure customers were not inconvenienced by the strike, which it said would highlight the different ways for customers to buy tickets. | Virgin said it was doing all it could to make sure customers were not inconvenienced by the strike, which it said would highlight the different ways for customers to buy tickets. |