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RMT activists leafleted train
stations, bus depots and ports
across Britain highlighting the
union’s campaign demands to
curb the rise in assaults and
abuse and to make public
transport a safer place.
The demands include safe
staffing levels, an end to lone
working, proper funding for
British Transport Police and an
increased presence of officers,
legislation to make it a specific
offence to assault a transport
worker and an end to
outsourcing of security and
enforcement staff.
In Scotland, the union has
secured manifesto
commitments from the SNP,
Labour and Scottish Greens, to
legislate to protect public
transport workers.
This stands in stark contrast
to the continued failure of the
Westminster government to
introduce a standalone offence
for assaults on transport
workers, despite repeated calls
from RMT and the wider
industry.
RMT general secretary
Transport workers across all sectors hold National Day of Action
ACTING AGAINST
ASSAULTS