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London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson, has asked the Prime Minister to consider bringing in a law requiring a minimum 50% participation in a strike ballot by union members which, he feels, will bring an end to the sort of expensive and disruptive strikes which have once again brought London to a standstill.
Whether or not you feel, as he does, that the latest strike by tube workers is a ‘nakedly political gesture’, it can’t be right that just a simple majority of members actually voting as presently provided by law can cause so much disruption. Something needs to give somewhere.
The CBI, who pointed out that only 33% of tube staff actually bothered to vote, would like new legislation to be introduced requiring 40% of balloted union members to be in favour of a strike.
At least that would be a start.
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London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson, has asked the Prime Minister to consider bringing in a law requiring a minimum 50% participation in a strike ballot by union members which, he feels, will bring an end to the sort of expensive and disruptive strikes which have once again brought London to a standstill.
Whether or not you feel, as he does, that the latest strike by tube workers is a ‘nakedly political gesture’, it can’t be right that just a simple majority of members actually voting as presently provided by law can cause so much disruption. Something needs to give somewhere.
The CBI, who pointed out that only 33% of tube staff actually bothered to vote, would like new legislation to be introduced requiring 40% of balloted union members to be in favour of a strike.
At least that would be a start.
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From Mayor Boris this is a case of 'the pot calling the kettle black'.
ReplyDeleteHe was elected on a turnout of 45.3%. So under a minimum 50% participation law Boris' election would be unlawful!