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AN INVESTIGATION must be launched into the “escalating health and safety emergency” of rising violence against prison workers, a coalition of nine trade unions demanded today.
The Safe Inside campaign was launched by the Joint Unions in Prisons Alliance (Jupa) after its survey of prison staff revealed shocking levels of threats and violence by inmates.
The number of attacks against prison staff is at a record level. 10,213 attacks were recorded in 2018 — an average of almost 28 a day — according to the latest official figures.
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
