Sweden lifts shorts ban for male train drivers after they wear skirts in protest

[jakeXT]

Male staff on some of Stockholm’s commuter trains who wore skirts to work in protest have emerged victorious after their employer lifted a ban on wearing shorts, transport company Arriva said on Monday.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/10/sweden-lifts-shorts-ban-for-male-train-drivers-after-they-wear-skirts-in-protest/



The 30-year-old Akersten said Sunday the response from customers has been only positive.

Arriva, the company that runs the train line, hasn't stopped the drivers. Arriva spokesman Tomas Hedenius says the company wants its staff to look "nice and proper," but can't stop men from wearing "women's clothes" if that's what they want because it would be discrimination.

http://www.newsday.com/business/swedish-male-train-drivers-wear-skirts-to-work-1.5440104

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. I'd stick with the skirts!

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After all, gives a bit more space for them dangly things us guys got!

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[olddots]

2. his leggs look as bad as mine

I say he should wear floor length robes .

[Demoiselle]

3. I thought that shorts were a solution for hot weather....

I find it very hard to believe that Stockholm ever gets too warm for long pants.
But what do I know?

[mscici]

4. Skirts or shorts?

In the end, it appears that the Swedish skirt rebellion did the trick... and the train company has decided to lift the ban. Shorts will be allowed this summer, according to a news... good luck to everyone,

[hrmjustin]

6. Welcome to DU my friend!

[tanyev]

5. I've got no problem with them wearing shorts, but it seems funny to me

that they are complaining about how hot it is driving a commuter train in Sweden when I see construction crews and lawn crews in Texas working outside all summer long wearing pants and long-sleeved shirts to protect themselves from the sun.