The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers is addressing a serious rise in violence and anti-social behavior affecting rail staff in London and the South East. Members have reported daily assaults, threats, and verbal abuse. The RMT demands immediate action from Govia Thameslink Railway, which has recently invested £2.5m into an anti-social behavior plan. Safety measures include additional staff, visible security, and the use of body-worn cameras, which have proven effective in reducing assaults. The union is considering industrial action if the situation does not improve.
The level of violence on Southern and Gatwick Express services and stations has reached a crisis point and is totally unacceptable. Our members are being assaulted, threatened and abused at work and the company is not doing enough to stop it.
Last year we launched a 2.5m anti-social behaviour improvement plan, created following feedback from stakeholders, including the police and some of our staff and trade unions representatives.
More than 1,500 body worn cameras had been made available, showing that they reduce assaults by 47% as well as gathering vital evidence to prosecute.
We have also doubled the number of high-visibility travel safe officers who are deployed using data-led insight to ensure safety.
Collection
[
|
...
]