RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2017 – VIRGIN WEST COAST TRAINS

Our Ref: BR2/0001/VWCT

16TH November 2017

Dear Colleagues,

RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2017 – VIRGIN WEST COAST TRAINS

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: 1793
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 1463
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 1334
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 129
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 3

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

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 1793
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 1462
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 1392
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 70
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 4

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

Yours sincerely

Mick Cash
General Secretary