Our Ref: BR1/0001/BFM(HRD)
30th April 2024
Dear Colleagues
Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Bespoke Facilities Management (Hitachi Rail Doncaster)
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: 28
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 20
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 16
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 4
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: 28
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 20
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 16
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 4
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