DEFEND JOBS, PAY AND CONDITIONS - CROSS COUNTRY

Our Ref: BR2/10/1

 

4th May 2023

 

Dear RMT Cross Country Member,

 

DEFEND JOBS, PAY AND CONDITIONS - CROSS COUNTRY

 

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

 

Are you prepared to take strike action?

 

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:857

Number of votes cast in the ballot:654

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:627

Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:26

Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned:1

 

The number of votes cast in the ballot is at least 50% of the number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot.

 

The number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question is at least 40% of the number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot.

 

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

 

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:857

Number of votes cast in the ballot:654

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:630

Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:23

Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned:1

 

The number of votes cast in the ballot is at least 50% of the number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot.

 

The number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question is at least 40% of the number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot.

 

The union’s National Executive Committee is currently considering this result and I shall write to you again shortly. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary