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Adrian wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:18:30 +0100, dennis@home wrote:

strike ballots are yes/no choices

Really? No undecided allowed?

No undecided are allowed, at best the unions used to have another show
of hands in favour of their motion if they thought people would change
their minds. The vote for action is always a majority of those that
voted, not those that voted against + those that didn't vote. The unions
don't like the idea that it should be a majority of those involved.

If you aren't convinced that a strike is justified, surely the only
correct option is to vote "No"?

In general, things only ever get near a vote for industrial action when
negotiations have failed. And the workforce are well aware of this. I've
personally never seen any vote for industrial action where the result
wasn't an overwhelming majority in favour. Can't really see any point in
going to the vote if you don't already know there is a big majority in
favour of it.

The more I read on here, the more I realise very few have much in the way
of actual experience in how unions work.

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