Our Ref: SH/16/1
13th June 2024
Dear Colleagues
Promotion to Chief Engineer, Portsmouth to Fishbourne Route – Wightlink Ltd
Referring to previous correspondence, 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: 27
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 17
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 11
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 6
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: 27
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 17
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 15
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 2
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 shortly.
Yours sincerely
Michael Lynch
General Secretary