De-Recognition – Supervisory and Clerical Grades – Cross Country

Our Ref: ORG/REC/XC

21^st March 2024

 

Dear Colleagues 

 

De-Recognition – Supervisory and Clerical Grades – Cross Country

 

I write to advise you that the ballot has now closed and the result is as follows:

 

Question: Are you prepared to take strike action?

 

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:       840                        

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                          486                        

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:               399                        

Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:                87                

Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned:     0                                               

 

Question: Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?

 

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:       840                        

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                          486                        

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:               437              

Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:                48                

Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned:     1

 

The union's National Executive Committee has congratulated members on voting positively for industrial action.

 

Cross Country are fully aware that this union will not be entering into collective negotiations with them until our current dispute is resolved. It seems the company are simply trying to antagonise matters with their hostile approach, as the company has facilitated a meeting with the other trades union without the involvement of the RMT on 11^th April 2024.

 

I have written to the company demanding that the meeting scheduled for 11^th April 2024 is cancelled. All meetings regarding collective matters, without agreement of the RMT, will be viewed as a very serious hostile escalation that the RMT will not tolerate.

 

I will keep members advised of all further developments.

 

Yours sincerely

Michael Lynch

General Secretary