On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:29:28 -0700 (PDT), Paul wrote:
Firstly, staff numbers are not being reduced, because LU have already
guaranteed that there will be no compulsory redundancies.

That doesn't mean there wont be reductions in the number of staff. There
might be voluntary redundancies and I assume there is a natural turnover
of staff anyway which could be not replaced through recruitment.

Secondly, if
staff are not working in the ticket office, they will be available in
the station to "..help disabled and vulnerable customers,,,,"

In theory but it isn't my experience. I'm told that my local station,
Woodside Park, is always staffed even when the ticket office is shut
but on occasion I've been unable to find a member of staff to unlock the
ticket barrier gate and so had to lift a buggy over the barriers. I can
do that but someone in a wheelchair might have more difficulty.