UK bus drivers’ demand for dignity on November World Toilet Day
Research by Unite the union has found over half of UK bus routes have no toilets available for drivers. Unite undertook the research to mark World Toilet Day by looking at 420 routes operated by FirstBus, Stagecoach, Arriva, Lothian Buses, National Express, Plymouth Buses, Translink, Coastliner and Go-Ahead. It found that 222 out of the […]
British bus drivers facing “tsunami of abuse”
A horrifying 82 per cent of bus drivers were subject to abuse last year, with the same percentage stating that the turmoil of the incidents negatively impacted their mental wellbeing. The findings come after Unite, the UK’s leading union, surveyed its bus driver members. Over half of those questioned said they did not report incidents […]