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