WOMEN working at transport union TSSA were subjected to sexual assaults, humiliation, violent and disrespectful language over many years, a damning inquiry has found.

Lady Helena Kennedy KC’s probe into sexual harassment within the union said that the senior leadership had “enabled sexist behaviours through wilful blindness, power hoarding and poor practices.”

The Labour peer’s independent inquiry was launched in September 2022 after ex-general secretary Manuel Cortes was accused of harassing and attempting to kiss several female employees.