With just a few weeks to go before the general election, where a Tory victory would see further restrictions on unions’ right to strike, the LibDem Business Secretary Vince Cable is launching a special task force to see how a system of electronic balloting over proposed strike action could actually operate. The idea is to boost turnout by making voting easier.
Au revoir to the era of ‘snail mail’ union balloting that was synonymous with Margaret Thatcher’s government, for in the coming months the nation’s unions who are required to ballot their members for strike action approval could be able to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ via their mobile phones or online.
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