Our Ref: BR1/0001/BN(TPE)
21st November 2023
Dear Colleagues
Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2023 – Bidvest Noonan (TransPennine Express)
I write to advise you that the ballot has now concluded, and the result is as follows:
Are you prepared to take strike action?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 68
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 39
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 33
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 5
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 1
Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?
Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 68
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 39
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 33
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 5
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 1
The statutory thresholds have both been met in respect of this ballot.
The union’s National Executive Committee is currently considering this result and I shall write to you again shortly.
Yours sincerely
Michael Lynch
General Secretary