12th December 2017
Our Ref: SH/0001/OF
Dear Colleagues
Rates of Pay & Conditions of Service 2017 – Orkney Ferries
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: 32
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 27
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 22
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 5
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: 32
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 27
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 26
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 1
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 0
The National Executive Committee is currently considering this result and I shall write to you again shortly.
Yours sincerely
Mick Cash
General Secretary