Dear supporter,

As you will have seen, train operating companies and the government have now formally revealed their plans to close almost 1,000 ticket offices.

These plans are sold as ‘modernisation’, but this is simply a smokescreen. In reality this is about further de-staffing our stations.

Section 188 notices served by several companies have put more than 2,300 jobs at risk. Ticket office regulations are the only restraint on train operating companies simply removing all staff.
 

Once the ticket office closures take place, the companies will be free to do what they want.

Closing ticket offices will be catastrophic for passengers in general, but particularly for disabled people, the elderly, people with learning difficulties, non-English speakers, and many more people who rely on being able to speak to someone at a station in order to be able to get around.

RMT is holding two national days of action across the country on Thursday 13th and Tuesday 18th July. Protests will be held at ticket offices on both days and they are holding a major demonstration at London King’s Cross station on Thursday 13th at 6pm. More information on the location and times of the local events can be found on the RMT website here.

If you are available, show your solidarity for these workers who face losing their jobs and support the fight to keep the standards we need for passengers across the country.

In solidarity,

People's Assembly National Office