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Originally Posted by Chris
So who calls a strike ballot? Who gives the members the information on which they will decide how to vote? Who goes so far as to recommend members to vote 'yes' in a strike ballot?
Portraying the Trades Union bosses as impotent and entirely at the command of their members is as nuts as suggesting the members are all brainless.
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You're stuck in a Daily Mail time warp if you think that's how things operate in the real world. Everything is driven by the members. There is actually very little benefit to a Trade Union leadership if a section of the members strike.
Trade Union leaders are elected so their potency is provided through a ballot of the membership.
The recommendation to strike would only come after there has been a breakdown in lengthy negotiations, the workplace or bargaining unit has been balloted (at their behest) and all available information has been reviewed.