Our Ref: BR2/10/1
18th January 2024
Dear RMT Member,
DEFEND JOBS, PAY AND CONDITIONS (DRIVERS) – GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
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: 36
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 18
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 16
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 2
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 0
Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 36
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 18
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 18
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 0
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 0
The union’s National Executive Committee has congratulated members on this result and I will write to you again tomorrow with full details of the NEC decision.
Yours sincerely
Michael Lynch
General Secretary