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Title: Network Rail staff to vote on RMT strike action Post by: chrisr_75 on April 17, 2015, 01:20:22 From the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32337997 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32337997):
Another strike looms. Interestingly, 93% voted for the strike, with the turnout being 56% of the membership. By my calculations, that's 52% of total members voting for the strike, which isn't exactly a convincing majority... Quote Thousands of Network Rail staff are to be balloted on industrial action over a pay dispute, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union has said. The RMT said about 16,000 staff would vote on whether to strike, after talks with Network Rail bosses broke down. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the offer of a one-off ^500 payment to staff was "wholly inadequate". Network Rail said its offer, including future rises, was a "significant improvement" on previous pay offers. Talks had been held at the conciliation service Acas - but an RMT statement said the breakdown had left it with "no alternative" but to move to a national industrial action vote. Union bosses rejected the offer of a "non-consolidated lump sum payment" of ^500 this year, followed by three years of rises in line with inflation. Title: Re: Network Rail staff to vote on RMT strike action Post by: TaplowGreen on April 17, 2015, 05:47:57 ........it's quite rare that a majority of those entitled to vote, as opposed to those who actually vote, tick the box for strike action - that's why the law is being changed.
Title: Re: Network Rail staff to vote on RMT strike action Post by: IndustryInsider on April 17, 2015, 08:21:47 Is the law being changed? I thought that it was just a manifesto pledge from the Tories. Despite being a union member I support the change.
Title: Re: Network Rail staff to vote on RMT strike action Post by: Network SouthEast on April 17, 2015, 16:59:01 Curiously the Conservatives managed 36% of the vote at the 2010 election, which taking in to account the 65% turnout means only 23.4% of the electorate actually voted for them.
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