15/12/2011
Railway Workers Campaign Against Closures
Campaigners against cuts to staff and services on UK railways will be distributing postcards to passengers during the morning rush hour at train stations around England, Scotland and Wales.
The Trade Union Congress said it supported the day of action, bringing rail unions and passenger groups together to fight proposals to cut staffing and services on UK railways.
According to the TUC, the government will use its Command Paper, due to be published in the new year, to set out how it will take forward proposals that could include dramatic cuts to staffing and services.
These include the closure of over half the ticket offices in the country, cuts to staff on trains, stations, and in renewals and maintenance teams, as well as longer franchises that "offer train operating companies greater freedom to cut unprofitable services".
TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O'Grady said: "The …review proposes the loss of tens of thousands of frontline workers such as train guards, station and ticket office staff, as well as safety critical infrastructure and operational workers.
"It calls for even greater commercial freedom for train operators, higher fares, cuts in services, and more crowded trains - and for the breakup of Network Rail, which will make railways inefficient and put profit before safety.
Mr O'Grady said the Government's cutting of the number of ticket office workers, station staff and train crews was not what passengers want, and was sure many will back the action unions are organising to support the UK's railways.
(DW)
The Trade Union Congress said it supported the day of action, bringing rail unions and passenger groups together to fight proposals to cut staffing and services on UK railways.
According to the TUC, the government will use its Command Paper, due to be published in the new year, to set out how it will take forward proposals that could include dramatic cuts to staffing and services.
These include the closure of over half the ticket offices in the country, cuts to staff on trains, stations, and in renewals and maintenance teams, as well as longer franchises that "offer train operating companies greater freedom to cut unprofitable services".
TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O'Grady said: "The …review proposes the loss of tens of thousands of frontline workers such as train guards, station and ticket office staff, as well as safety critical infrastructure and operational workers.
"It calls for even greater commercial freedom for train operators, higher fares, cuts in services, and more crowded trains - and for the breakup of Network Rail, which will make railways inefficient and put profit before safety.
Mr O'Grady said the Government's cutting of the number of ticket office workers, station staff and train crews was not what passengers want, and was sure many will back the action unions are organising to support the UK's railways.
(DW)
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