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BUSY Christmas trains across the North West came to a halt on Thursday evening after staff at Manchester Victoria walked out in defence of a colleague receiving “unacceptable” abuse.
Northern has confirmed that train services stopped for half an hour at 5pm after all workers walked off the station concourse.
The Morning Star understands that this was because a commuter made a credible threat of a serious assault against a rail worker.
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY
