Southern Rail's claim that high levels of conductor sickness has led to delays and cancellations is putting the workforce at risk of attacks by the public, the RMT union has said.
Last week, Southern released figures which, it said, showed sickness among conductors had doubled since the start of an industrial dispute over changes to their jobs roles.
The rail operator says 83 trains a day are being cancelled due to a shortage of conductors, and announced today that 19 services would be...
