DISMISSAL, M McGREGOR, CRAIGENTINNY – HITACHI RAIL (LNER)

Our Ref: BR4/4/1

 

14^th February 2024

 

Dear RMT Member,

 

BALLOT PAPERS HAVE BEEN DESPATCHED

 

DISMISSAL, M McGREGOR, CRAIGENTINNY – HITACHI RAIL (LNER)

 

Your ballot paper for the dispute over the dismissal of your colleague Mark McGregor will be posted to your home address today. I am urging you and your colleagues to vote ‘YES’ for strike action and ‘YES’ for action short of a strike and demonstrate that you are willing to defend yourselves and your colleagues from unfair dismissal, as well as to demand that Hitachi Rail immediately reinstates Brother McGregor.

 

This unnecessary and unfair dismissal, which punishes your colleague for a matter that has already been resolved is unacceptable, and therefore Band C members at Craigentinny are being balloted to demand that Mark is reinstated with immediate effect.

 

The Ballot closes after first post on Thursday 29^th February 2024.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE ON BALLOT THRESHOLDS

 

Since the Trade Union Act 2016, where the government made the anti-trade union laws even more restrictive, all ballots have to reach two important thresholds in order for them to be valid.

 

• At least 50% of all eligible members must vote
• At least 40% of all those eligible to vote must vote Yes. 

 

As a result of these draconian restrictions every single vote counts. A simple majority is no longer enough so you cannot rely on other colleagues to get the vote over the line. Therefore, I urge you to complete and return your voting paper as soon as you receive it

 

If you have not received your voting paper by Wednesday 21^st February 2024, please email info@rmt.org.uk or call the freephone helpline on 0800 376 3706 to request a replacement.

 

 

VOTE ‘YES’ FOR STRIKE ACTION

 

VOTE ‘YES’ FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION SHORT OF STRIKE

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary