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HEALTH workers face serious sexual assault and harassment in the workplace including being groped and raped.
It was the subject of a new report released by Unison at its annual conference in Liverpool.
NHS workers — the majority of which are women — reported being on the receiving end of unwanted remarks and sexual jokes, as well as physical advances and sexual violence.
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Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER