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RMT delegates spoke out against assaults on railway staff at their Bournemouth AGM.
The conference instructed the union’s officials to make sure every company operating on the railways has a genuine duty-of-care policy and that it is followed in post-assault cases.
London Underground Central Line West branch delegate Ross Marshall said: “We have members being treated for a broken shoulder as the result of assaults and members receiving mental health treatment.”
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY