To all SWR Guard, Commercial Guard & Train Driver Members
Our Ref: BR2/0146
23rd January 2020
Dear Colleague
ROLE OF THE GUARD & EXTENSION OF DOO – SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
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: 851
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 505
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 416
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 88
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: 851
Number of votes cast in the ballot: 505
Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question: 465
Number of individuals answering “No” to the question: 38
Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 2
The union’s National Executive Committee is currently considering this result and I shall write to you again shortly.
Best wishes.
Mick Cash
General Secretary