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RMT responds to reports of staff assaults statistics and testimonies
Responding to the assault statistics and testimonies of railway workers, following an investigation by BBC South East , RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said:
“The assault statistics and testimonies of railway workers are disturbing and underline what our members have...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Rail, Staff Assaults
RMT protest at Lewisham rail station this morning
RAIL UNION RMT is holding a protest outside Lewisham rail station this morning demanding urgent action in the wake of a surge of COVID-related assaults on staff.
Lewisham March 2, 2021
In one incident alone last month a member of staff was...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Covid-19, Lewisham, Assaults, Southeastern, BTP
RMT demands action from LUL over rising levels of violent assaults
TUBE UNION RMT has demanded action from tube bosses over rising levels of violent assaults after another horrific incident at Warren Street Station on Friday afternoon.
The incident, which included severe levels of physical violence and the suspect forcing his...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: London Underground, Tube, LUL, BTP, British Transport Police, Warren Street, Violence, Assault
RMT survey reveals shocking levels of violence against women
A new RMT survey reveals shocking levels of violence against women transport workers (those employed in rail, London Underground, on buses and ferries) with 72% of female workers reporting that they have experienced violence at work in the last year.
The...
Region: National
Tagged with: international day for the elimination of violence against women, transport workers, violence, assault,
RMT warns that crime on London Underground is out of control
General Secretary Mick Cash said;
"The news today that official figures show that sexual assaults on London Underground have risen by more than 40% in the past four years are a truly shocking indictment of our crime-ridden transport system. Both passengers...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, tube, violence, crime, sexual assaults
RMT reacts with fury at Tube bosses
Tube union RMT reacted with fury today after London Underground upheld the sacking of a staff member who intervened to stop a violent fare dodger from assaulting colleagues in an incident at London Bridge last autumn. RMT is already balloting...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, tube, london bridge, assault
RMT slams "shocking complacency" of private rail companies
Responding to official figures released by BTP this morning, RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said; "These horrific statistics, showing that sexual assaults on our railways rose by nearly 25% over the year, expose the shocking complacency of the private train companies...
Region: National
Tagged with: sexual assaults, railways, btp
RMT on 6% rise in rail assaults
"These are truly shocking figures that are a wake up call for the politicians and train companies pressing ahead with cash-led plans to axe staff from trains and stations.
"RMT has warned repeatedly that sacking guards and destaffing the platforms...
Region: National
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