I've been claiming it for years mate . It was something that the union rep clicked on to years ago .
You'd think that the council might have washers and driers , because of it being such a dirty job ( disease rather than dirt), but we don't even have showers , and we regularly have no usable toilets , or hand washing facilities. The union rep does his best , but management just ignore him , and the higher ups in the union are in bed with the management. Most of the workforce are agency , so they only have to glance at the management sideways , and they're out of a job.