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Leaked papers show middle management ‘agree with RMT’

LEAKED documents have revealed that middle managers with London Underground “agree with the RMT” and branded Tube ticket office closures a “disaster.”

Members of rail unions RMT and TSSA are currently refusing to work overtime at London Underground stations — forcing some to shut down.

The unions say Transport for London’s Fit for the Future Stations programme, which shut every ticket office on the network in a bid to save money, has compromised passenger safety.

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