Edinburgh Trams staff back strike action over lack of toilet breaks

Each round trip on the route takes on average of two hours. A new tram timetable has added four minutes to each run, and delays to a new signalling system have contributed to increased delays.

According to the union, this means tram workers often go up to five hours without hydration or toilet breaks.

Lyn Turner, an industrial officer at the union, added: “Edinburgh’s tram workers are being forced into taking strike action.

“This is mismanagement plain and simple, and it is having unacceptable consequences for our members.

“Unite wants to resolve this through negotiation but we are running out of track before strike action takes place. If this happens, then Edinburgh Trams will be solely to blame for any disruption. Management has one more chance.”