STAFF OUR STATIONS

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: january 2022 :: RMTnews 12 Demonstrations have taken place up and down the country from Berwick to Kings Cross against plans to significantly reduce ticket office opening times on the train company LNER services. RMT is stepping up its Staff our Stations campaign after LNER launched a consultations on proposals to reduce the ticket office opening hours at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Darlington, Doncaster, Durham, Edinburgh, Grantham, London King's Cross, Newark North Gate, Newcastle, Peterborough, Retford, Wakefield Westgate and York train stations. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that the demonstrations send a clear message to the government, and train companies such as LNER, that cuts to stations and ticket offices run counter to what passengers want and will do nothing to support the post-Covid recovery of the sustainable rail network. “In fact, research by the government’s own watchdog has found that passengers want to see more, not less, staff. “RMT’s is continuing to ramp up its Staff our Stations campaign to oppose cuts which make the railway less safe, secure and accessible for passengers,” he said. The proposals would see the ticket offices at major STAFF OUR STATIONS Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regional council leaflet Doncaster station against proposed cuts to LNER stations. Union launches protests across the country against LNER ticket office cuts MPs Ian Lavery and Chi Onwurah join LNER protest at Newcastle Central station