BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN MANAGERS (TICKET SCANNING) - AVANTI WEST COAST

To All Avanti West Coast Train Manager Grade RMT Members

 

Our Ref: BR2/14/2

 

12^th June 2024

REMINDER TO VOTE

PLEASE RETURN YOUR BALLOT PAPER 

BY NO LATER THAN TUESDAY 18^TH JUNE 2024

 

Dear Colleague

 

BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN MANAGERS (TICKET SCANNING) - AVANTI WEST COAST

 

All Avanti West Coast Train Manager grade members should now have received their ballot paper for the above dispute, from the independent scrutineer Civica. If you have not yet done so, please make sure you return your ballot paper to the scrutineer by the closing date of Tuesday 18^th June 2024.

 

If you have not received your ballot paper or if you know of a colleague who has not received theirs, please email us at info@rmt.org.uk or contact the RMT Helpline on 0800 376 3706and a replacement ballot paper will be sent out to your home address by first class post.

 

Do not waste your vote. It is imperative that we get a massive return in the ballot for industrial action so that we are not prevented from acting on our members’ wishes by the ballot thresholds. Failure to meet these thresholds means industrial action cannot happen so a high turnout is absolutely crucial. 

 

Your RMT Train Manager Company Council Reps want to negotiate a deal on electronic ticket scanners and the only way we can force management to negotiate sensibly on this issue is by voting ‘YES’ in the ballot for industrial action. 

 

I urge you all to use your vote. Help strengthen the hands of your union’s Negotiating Team by voting ‘YES’ in the ballot. Vote 'YES' for action short of a strike to demand that AWC immediately resolve the breakdown in industrial relations without delay.

 

DO NOT WASTE YOUR VOTE – RETURN YOUR BALLOT PAPER

VOTE ‘YES’ FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION SHORT OF A STRIKE

 

I will, of course, keep you fully advised on any further developments.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary