POST OFFICE: CHRISTMAS EVE TRADE DISPUTE – CROWN OFFICES – INDUSTRIAL ACTION BALLOT RESULT

POST OFFICE: CHRISTMAS EVE TRADE DISPUTE – CROWN OFFICES – INDUSTRIAL ACTION BALLOT RESULT

Further to LTB 666/18 dated 23rd November. 

Branches and our members in the Post Office will be aware we conducted an industrial action ballot of all Crown Office members in relation to the Christmas Eve trade dispute. The ballot closed today and the result is as follows:

Yes Votes	810	95.6%
No votes	37	4.4%
Spoilt papers		2
Turnout		50.6%

Associated with this LTB is a copy of the ballot result from the Independent Scrutineer – ERS. 

Our Crown Office members have returned a massive “Yes” vote to take strike action over Christmas Eve opening hours, although we have only just reached the threshold for turnout. 

The Postal Executive will now be considering next steps (given we have reached a negotiators’ agreement as reported in LTB 687/18 dated 7th December) at a Special PE meeting this afternoon and further developments in this regard will be reported. 

If you have any questions in relation to this LTB, please contact Lea Sheridan – lsheridan@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey

Assistant Secretary

18LTB688 – Post Office – Christmas Eve Trade Dispute – Crown Offices – Industrial Action Ballot Result

Attachment 1 –  2018.12.10 Ballot Result – Independent Scrutineers Report