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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union protest outside Central train station in Glasgow over planned ticket office closures, July 13, 2023
RAIL union RMT continued its campaign to save almost 1,000 ticket offices today by staging protests and leafleting sessions at stations across the country.
The actions included a mass rally outside King’s Cross station in London that was planned to take place last night.
RMT has announced one-day strikes on July 20, 22 and 29 over pay, conditions and ticket office closures.
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