From General Secretary Bob Crow

Cut crimes against transport workers, not our compensation. Demonstrate outside Parliament at Old Palace Yard.

I am urging you to attend a demonstration called to protest at the Government’s decision to attack the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Your Union has just learned that the Government may try and force through these changes on Monday 12th November.

The Government wants to remove your right to seek compensation if you are a victim of criminal injuries. You’re Union has won numerous payments from the scheme to compensate members who have witnessed suicides or been assaulted at work.

Examples of RMT cases include disabling mental illnesses suffered through witnessing suicides and fatalities on the railway and the resulting psychological damage and assaults on railway workers.

Recent RMT cases have included

• disabling mental illness including stress, anxiety, panic attacks and loss of sleep, suffered by witnessing a fatality on track - £1,000 award (the minimum possible award)
• post traumatic stress following witnessing a suicide - £1000 award
• a member punched in the face for refusing to tell a passenger his name - £1000 award
• being stamped upon when bending over to pick up a ticket and suffering broken bones in his hand - £1,750 award
• being pushed by a passenger on a train he was working on and suffering injuries to his wrist and shoulder, stress and loss of sleep - £19867.26 award

Defend your rights - support the demonstration at 12 noon on Monday 12th November.

And ring your MP at the House of Commons switch board on 020 7 219 3000 and leave a message asking them to vote against the proposals. Or email your MP by visiting http://www.writetothem.com