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RMT threatens fresh wave of strikes over ticket office closures

January 12, 2017 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

Unions say the move and resulting job losses have left the network unsafe, claims denied by LU managers who say they always planned to review staffing levels and have plans in place to recruit an 200 extra staff.

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Today’s Tube strike was a test of Sadiq Khan’s leadership and he flunked it

January 7, 2017 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

Today’s Tube strike was a chance for Sadiq Khan to show firm leadership and disprove critics who suggest he’s finding the transition from campaigning to governing harder than he expected.

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Review concludes no case for re-opening Tube ticket offices

December 2, 2016 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

A review commissioned by Mayor Sadiq Khan into the controversial closure of every ticket office on the London Underground has concluded that there is no need to re-open them.

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London Underground ticket office closures now underway

February 2, 2015 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

Tube passengers using South Wimbledon and Queensway stations have become the first to lose their ticket offices under controversial plans to close all offices by the end of this year.

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Labour criticise “staggering” cost of ticket office closures

January 22, 2015 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch

Labour have described the £134m cost of closing 301 Tube ticket offices as “staggering” and say passengers “are being asked to pay more money for less staff support on their journey.”

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