RETAIL COMPANY

COUNCIL SPECIAL
EDITION
NEWSLETTER

This Newsletter has been remove around 130 Clerical

produced to advise RMT Posts from the Ticket Office
Members of a Retail Company Grade.
Council Meeting that SWT
Management arranged to We the RMT wish to advise
discuss the following issue this you that this Union will not
being Retailing Strategy: accept any Job cuts to this
Grade that we have fought for
The Company Council along over many years.
with the Regional Organiser
met with the Companies Today our Union has advised
Directors to discuss the princi- our Head Quarters of this and
pals of an item that the Com- below is a letter from our Gen-
pany wished to discuss with us eral Secretary Bob Crow.
which was headed as the Retail
Strategy. And also at time of putting this
News Letter out this issue has
To advise members that upon been release by the Unions
arriving at this meeting our Un- press office.
ion this being the RMT were
not informed of what would be We will be also be arranging a
discussed at this meeting. Campaign against this,and do
not support this issue about a
The Company advised this Un- severe cut on our Clerical Jobs.
ion that they would be propos-
ing under Consultation to PRESS RELEASE
 NEWS RELEASE
May 30, 2007
This Union will keep members up-
SWT ticket-office cull will be fought ‘all the dated on this important issue.
way’, says RMT
Union urges passengers to protest at cost-
saving cuts plan
If you require any further advise
please contact either your Com-
SHOCK PLANS by South West Trains to pany council Reps or your Re-
cull 120 ticket-office jobs will be fought all gional Organiser on the Numbers
the way, Britain’s biggest rail union said to-
day. Below:

The cost-saving measure, which would af- RMT Regional Organiser:

fect 114 stations, will be fought by every
means available, including strike action if
necessary, RMT said after being informed of Pete Gale: 07946 386 762
the plan.
RMT Company Council Reps:
“This is a direct attack on station-staff jobs
and the service offered to passengers and it
will be fought all the way, with industrial ac- Retail/Fleet:
tion if necessary,” RMT general secretary Rickey Goodman
Bob Crow said today.

“Railway staff and passengers alike need to Tel: 0782 410 568
see more staff on stations and trains, not
fewer, and cutting ticket offices should not Clerical:
be an option.
Brian Woods
“There are already too few staff on stations,
but if these plans are allowed to go ahead we Tel: 07824 410 655
will see even more ticket offices closed at
weekends and in the evenings, leaving even
more stations deserted of staff. Revenue Protection:
Mike Horne
“That means a worse service, but it also
means more danger of assault, both for our
members and for people travelling alone at 07710 864 514
night.

“South West Trains is putting its profits

ahead of service and safety, and I would urge
passengers to tell South West Trains that
they will not accept any further cuts in
station staffing,” Bob Crow said. Today.