Our Ref: SH/0001/RFA
30th May 2019
Dear Colleagues
RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2018 – ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY
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: 657
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 333
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 293
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 40
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 0
The number of votes cast in the ballot is at least 50% of the number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot.
The number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question is at least 40% of the number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot.
Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 657
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 333
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 310
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 20
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 3
Both of 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