On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:13:16 +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"?

It took a very brave or stupid man to put his hand up in a no vote at
many meetings. If you were lucky they just sent you to Coventry, things
could be much worse. Dave will deny anything ever happened if you voted
against a union show of hands and he should know he has been to every
union meeting ever held anywhere in the country.

Since show-of-hands ballots have been illegal for over thirty years...