Have
a say - Vote in the indicative ballot
Dear UNISON
Member
Clarion and Latimer management has decided to de-recognise trade
unions for all staff. This would mean ending a 100 year old
tradition of respect and partnership with unions for some parts of
the business.
Management seem to have made a political decision that they do not
want to negotiate with trade unions. Your union reps and our
national officers are appalled at this. For any organisation that
wants to be seen as being socially progressive, not supporting trade
unions is unacceptable.
We have been trying to get talks with management to discuss
recognition. Regrettably, so far they have not agreed to discuss
this.
Therefore all the Unions agree that we will carry out a ballot of
members to see if they are prepared to take action to defend trade
union recognition. All the unions recommend to their members to vote
YES.
Please vote YES
or NO to the following question:-
Question:
“Are you prepared to take industrial action in defence of trade union
recognition and the unions’ ability to protect your jobs, pay, terms
and conditions?”
There are different ways you can vote in this ballot:
- Complete the ballot online here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk******* (if unison member)
- If you are using a work email address,
forward this email to your personal email and return the
following form: CLICK **** FOR BALLOT PAPER
- Print out the form and post it to Barney
Wakefield, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Rd, London NW1 2AY
Please ensure that you only vote once.
Please think
carefully about using a work computer to return your ballot. Your
employer is allowed to access all your work communications. It may be
better to forward this email to your personal email and complete the
ballot on your smart phone or personal computer.
The reply will only go back to your union and will be kept totally
confidential. Please respond by 5pm Friday 6 January 2017.
Frequently
Asked Questions
Q. “What is an indicative ballot”?
A. It is similar to a survey of union members to find out their
views. It is NOT an official ballot by the unions on industrial
action. That could come later.
Q. What is “industrial action”?
A. This can mean many things such as lunchtime and evening protests,
only working your proper hours and only to your job description. It
could as a last resort mean strike action but only after an official
ballot.
Q. Will I still be able to get advice and support from the union if
we are derecognised?
A. Your individual rights to advice and representation are not
affected. You will still be able to receive advice and representation
from UNISON Stewards and staff as before. Recognition relates to
collective bargaining over jobs, pay, terms and conditions.
Q. What else are the unions doing?
A. We will be holding meetings across the Group and also lobbying
MPs/Assembly members and Councils to review their relationships with
Clarion and if necessary boycott until we have an agreement. We are
asking for support and solidarity from other trade unions and
resident Groups. An online petition is being set up and we will also
be contacting pension’s funds and investors about the risk that such
a damaging and unnecessary dispute poses to their investments.
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