Railapproach ticket workplace closures protest heading for Downing Street
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protest in opposition to railway ticket workplace closures is to be held on the ultimate day of session on the controversial plans.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) stated it can take the struggle for the way forward for ticket workplaces to the doorstep of Downing Street on August 31.
A mass rally will see RMT members, trades unionists and campaigners inform the Government “in no uncertain terms” that ticket workplaces have to be saved.
The session on the way forward for ticket workplaces, which has acquired practically 400,000 responses, will shut on September 1 and the union is encouraging everybody to participate.
The union stated the plans to shut as much as 1,000 ticket workplaces will threaten 2,300 station employees job losses.
RMT normal secretary Mick Lynch stated: “The public response to the Government wanting to shut every ticket office in Britain has been very encouraging.
“People from different walks of life recognise the value of ticket offices and the station staff that support passengers on their journeys.
“Rail companies and their masters in government, do not care one jot about disabled people, vulnerable passengers and those travelling alone who welcome a human presence on our railways.
“These plans lock in age and disability discrimination and if they are carried out, it will mean many vulnerable passengers will not feel safe using the network.
“I urge everyone to take part in the consultation but our campaign will continue after the closing date of September 1.
“We will be lobbying MPs, several of whom from across the political spectrum have been supportive of our campaign, and RMT will increase the pressure on the government to abandon its increasingly unpopular policy.”