Union calls to stop violence against Swiss transport staff

Violence against public transport staff is a “sad daily reality”, said the Transport Workers’ Union (SEV) on the second national day of action under the slogan “Every attack is one too many”. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, verbal and physical attacks have risen significantly. “The latest figures show that the problem has not abated. The number of attacks on public transport staff remains at an alarmingly high level,” says SEV Vice-President Barbara Keller in a press release. Swiss Federal…