Our Ref: SH/14/2
4th January 2021
Dear Colleagues
Pension, Terms and Conditions – Wightlink
I write to advise you that the ballot of my members has now concluded and the result is as follows: -
Wightlink Ltd
Are you prepared to take strike action?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 204
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 144
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 121
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 23
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: 204
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 144
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 124
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 20
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 0
Wightlink (Guernsey) Ltd
Are you prepared to take strike action?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 214
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 160
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 149
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 11
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: 214
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 160
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 155
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 5
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 0
The above results exceed the new legal thresholds and the National Executive Committee is currently considering this result. I shall write to you again shortly.
Yours sincerely
Mick Cash
General Secretary