Bus captains must be able to do their jobs «with dignity and without fear», National Transport Workers' Union (NTWU) executive secretary Yeo Wan Ling said in a Facebook post on Friday (Aug 28).Yeo, who is also National Trades Union Congress assistant secretary-general, shared that she is «deeply concerned» by an alleged assault of a bus captain on Aug 16.«This is particularly troubling as it is the second such incident involving a Go-Ahead bus captain in the span of three months.» «Abuse and violence against public transport workers must never be normalised or accepted as simply part of the job.»Bus captains ply the roads for long hours and service thousands of commuters a day, shouldering «a tremendous responsibility» for the safety of their passengers, Yeo, MP for Punggol GRC, wrote.«Their safety matters, too,» she added.She said a police report was made on the Aug 16 incident.An NTWU representative then accompanied the bus captain to Changi General Hospital where he received treatment. Read more