'TfL must give more protection - workers are punched and spat at'

Transport staff need more protection against 'daily' assaults, TfL told

RMT officials said its members in London are being ‘punched, spat at, sexually assaulted, verbally harassed and threatened’ on a daily basis

'TfL must give more protection - workers are punched and spat at'

RMT is calling on Transport for London and the government to ensure safe staffing levels at London stations, an end to lone working and legislation to make it a specific offence to assault a transport worker

More protection needed for transport staff in London, says union

There were an average of 200 incidents a week of work-related violence and aggression towards transport workers in the capital in 2023/24, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter An RMT protest outside King’s Cross Station (credit RMT) Transport for London (TfL) must ensure stations are staffed and properly policed to curb record levels of assaults, a major union has said. There were 10,493 reports of work-related violence and aggression…

More protection needed to avoid “daily” assaults on transport staff, TfL told

Transport for London (TfL) must ensure stations are staffed properly with an increased presence of police officers across the network in London in order to curb record levels of assaults, a major union has said. There were 10,493 reports of work-related violence and aggression towards transport workers in the capital in 2023/24 – an average of 200 incidents a week – according to the latest data from the London Assembly. This includes a 35 per ce…