Spat on, struck, and threatened: MBTA taking action to protect bus, train drivers from assault

Local In December alone, 24 of the MBTA's rail and bus employees were verbally or physically assaulted.The MBTA is taking action after 24 of its employees were assaulted in December alone, several of them struck or verbally threatened while on the job.All but four of those incidents involved bus employees, Chief Safety Officer Ronald Ester shared during an MBTA Safety, Health & Environment Subcommittee meeting last week.

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