We previously reported on the loss of dignity and health implications of workers being denied toilet breaks or adequate facilities. This month the ASLEF union have had a breakthrough in their long battle with rail operators.
Story by ASLEF: This is a massive win for ASLEF members and the union's Dignity for Drivers campaign. Richard Hines, the Director of Railway Safety & His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Railways, has written to every train and freight operating company in Britain asking them to provide proper facilities for staff, as well as passengers, on the UK rail network.
'This means that train drivers will - finally - have access to toilets at work, and will no longer have to go more than four hours on duty before they have access to a toilet,' said ASLEF's president Dave Calfe. 'The industry has signed up to ASLEF's Dignity for Drivers campaign.'
This action is based on the four principles set out by ASLEF in its Dignity for Drivers report.
Read ASLEF's Dignity for Drivers report: aslef.org.uk