They are also fighting to make sure that our ticket offices stay open to help passengers have the smoothest journeys possible. It was revealed last month that the government has secret plans to close almost 1000 ticket offices across the country. As RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch, has said, “The floodgates have now opened for the annihilation of ticket offices. Even Conservative voters support public ownership of our railway by a margin of 68% for to 25 against. We are coming together with the RMT on Tuesday, 23rd August to fight the government’s plan to close our ticket offices - and you can get involved.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2022 13:32 UTC