10 December 2015
RMT Press Office
RMT says 200% increase in fare evasion on London Underground linked to ticket office closures and staff cuts.
General Secretary Mick Cash said;
"Today's figures from the Labour Group on the GLA are exactly in line with RMT warnings that axing ticket offices and station staff would be a false economy and would encourage fare evasion. Our warnings were ignored and the result is that TFL are taking a huge financial hit on top of the massive budget cuts that threaten to decimate jobs and services.
"RMT will continue to expose the impact of the ill-conceived tube cuts programme on jobs, safety and services and the fight against those plans goes on."
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