Majority of public transport workers experience anti-social behaviour and abuse

More than half of the respondents to the survey stated that they had experienced anti-social behaviour, verbal abuse, and in some instances, physical abuse, either on a daily or weekly basis. Picture: Larry Cummins

Siptu has called for the establishment of a dedicated policing unit to tackle abuse and anti-social behaviour on public transport, a problem which it says has worsened over the last 12 months.

A survey 615 of the union's members found that 80% felt abuse and anti-social behaviour had impacted their work, with the majority of of these individuals saying the problem had deteriorated over the past year.