[Sirius]

Originally Posted by martyh

The Tories plan to introduce new laws on strikes held by core public services ,the changes include

The backing of at least 40% of elligible members

End of the ban on using agency staff during strikes

A three month wait before action takes place after a ballot

Restrictions on picketing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30747185


Good or Bad ?

My view is that very rarely in recent industrial action have the majority or even a large minority of union members voted for strike action ,they where simply a majority of those who voted .An example cited in the article i have linked to is that the planned London bus strike on Jan 13th was voted for by only 16% of members but because of the way unions work that is considered a mandate to strike ,so yes i largely agree with the planned changes

Cannot see an issue with it myself. It should be a % of the whole membership to be honest. If the union cannot get all its members to vote in numbers then that is there problem to deal with.