STOP TICKET OFFICE CLOSURES

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: march 2017 :: RMTnews 12 The supervisory, clerical and other salaried grades conference met in Portsmouth on the eve of three sets of rail strikes in defence of guard’s jobs setting the militant tone for the fight to save ticket office jobs in the year ahead. Mike Sargent, Dover District called on the union to step up the fight to oppose ticket office closures. He explained that the drive by the train operating companies for ticket machine and online sales were profit driven and often leave the passenger paying a more expensive fare. Mike gave anecdotal evidence from his own workplace where passengers told him how relieved they were to find the ticket office open as they struggled to use the STOP TICKET OFFICE CLOSURES Clerical grades call for the stepping up of the campaign to halt ticket office closures