A leading transport union will take industrial action unless their “unsafe” work environment is given “protection” in the face of anti-social behaviour. The issue of anti-social behaviour on public transport has become especially pointed since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. General secretary of the union Dermot O’Leary said that the idea of a public transport Garda unit “is not an obsession of the NBRU”. “It’s something I think is needed to protect our work environment and people in general on public transport,” he said. Vice president Brendan O’Connor said that the unique challenges presented by public transport are “exacerbated by an absence of training for members routinely despatched to deal with such incidents”.

Source: Irish Examiner November 08, 2021 04:58 UTC