![]() When it was pointed out that the railways are currently subsidised to the tune of £11bn, he said he accepts the need for "efficiencies and for money to be spent effectively", but added he is "not convinced that's what's happening at the moment", citing shareholder dividends.Īsked about next steps, he said his members are "very cross", but added that he doesn't want to take industrial action that would close ticket offices when they actually want to keep them open.īut, he said, he will be consulting members on next steps and they will "consider our strategy" going forward. ![]() ![]() If there's going to be change, it needs to done properly." "In principle, we think that take ticket offices should remain open - we think they're doing a service to passengers, and we're committed to keeping them open."īut he added: "We're pragmatic - we realise that there's going to be change. He said unions reached an agreement with train operating companies that they would stop industrial action in ticket offices as long as there were no compulsory redundancies before the end of 2024 and consultations took place.īut he accused the Rail Delivery Group of reneging on the agreement this morning and beginning the process for redundancies today. Mr Pendle said that he is hoping community organisations - "those who represent the elderly and disabled" - will have their say in upcoming statutory consultations. Peter Pendle, interim joint general secretary of transport union TSSA, has spoken to The Take with Sophy Ridge following the news that almost all railway ticket offices across the country could be closed.
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