As I said in my last letter, it is the Conservative government that has done that, for
strike votes.
Norwood Jewell, vice president of the UAW Chrysler department, stated that strike votes have been completed at all the automaker's locals.
A strike vote is a procedural move in advance of the expiration of the four-year contract on September 14 between the UAW and FCA, General Motors and Ford.
If they cared about that, they'd allow unions to hold
strike votes online, through laptops or mobile phones.
The result of the two ballots will be known in mid-November, by which time other unions representing over a million teachers, head teachers, NHS and local government workers, will have announced the outcome of
strike votes by their members.
The news followed huge
strike votes yesterday by members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) over pensions.
The news followed huge
strike votes yesterday by members of the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers over pensions.
While none of us wants a work stoppage, the unions' recent strike authorization and threats of future
strike votes must be taken seriously."
A spokesman for Bradford-based Morrisons said the company would meet union officials to discuss the
strike votes.
A spokeswoman for Morrisons said the
strike votes affected three of its distribution centres, adding: "We have 12 other sites operated by third parties and represented by other trade unions not involved in these ballots."
The transport union, Unison, Amicus and Ucatt said
strike votes were between seven and eight to one.
The BBC said it was "disappointed" by the
strike votes.
