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SHOPWORKERS’ union Usdaw has opposed plans for a nationwide rollout of a scheme allowing railway tickets to be sold in convenience stores.
Labour was also urged to keep railway ticket offices open in motions passed at the union’s annual conference in Blackpool today.
Former railway worker Robert Ingleby paid tribute to his ex-RMT colleagues for their Save our Ticket Offices campaign, which led to a public outcry that saw the Tory government withdraw its plans to close nearly every ticket office in England last year.
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