The well publicised reduction of station staff by 600 and the impact on staff and public.
I agree.
I'm baffled by this section of your comment. If you're referring to staff members as clowns then I don't see how that adds anything to the discussion. I didn't understand where crowd control comes into things either. I also think we need to move away from the idea that "The Union" is some sort of nebulous overlord that has to take the blame for everything - the RMT is a members led organisation; an individual brought up a concern at a Branch meeting, that was discussed locally, then escalated through the Machinery within LU, and eventually brought to the attention of the executive, who then ballot members, and call for strike action if they reach the mandate. They did not reach the mandate on a recent campaign.
So if anyone abuses staff on a picket line, or gateline, or even during crowd control measures - the person to blame is the person doing the abusing.
Day 1 of the overtime ban yesterday resulted in a number of stations in and around Central London closing due to the station falling below minimum staffing numbers.
As for the strike on Monday, I expect it will be well supported by station staff resulting in large numbers of central london stations remaining closed. However, it is now quite typical for Ambassadors (TfL office staff with basic training) to cover during strike days, so LU are trying to mitagate the impact of the closures (as they should of course.) I hope Londoners are not inconvenienced too much on Monday, but the cuts to station numbers are brutal and will have a detrimental impact on both CSA working life and the most disadvantaged passengers too.