A Legal Vacuum Puts MBTA Train Operators at Risk, Denounces Union

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A recent attack on a MBTA commuter train driver revived the union’s concern about the lack of adequate legal protections for these workers. The incident occurred on May 29 at Ashland Station, where two men were arrested after threatening a driver with a firearm who asked them to pay for the ticket. Cole Czub, vice president of the SMART-TD Union’s Assault Prevention and Security Committee, explained that this type of assault has become more freq…