Decades-long uptick in attacks on transit workers, including on the CTA, carries implications for employees and riders – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

In 2023, there were 90 major assaults on CTA workers: 52 on bus employees and 38 on rail workers, federal data shows. Across both bus and rail, it was the highest number of major attacks on employees since at least 2008, the data shows. The report doesn’t include more minor events, like the arguments between passengers and bus drivers that bus employee union President Keith Hill described as a common occurrence.