Adrian posted
On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:57:07 +0100, Big Les Wade wrote:

I was involved in a strike in 1989 in which no secret ballot was
ever held. Everything was done by a show of hands. And in the end we all
got sacked.

Yes, going on illegal strikes often has that end result.

I wouldn't know, and I bet you don't either. But at least you now know
that some strikes *were* approved by an open show of hands less than 30
years ago.

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Les