Bad news indeed. Particularly in the wake of recent events on the NS.
I may be accused of taking a simplistic view here, but why did the MSF 'urge their members to bin the ballot papers' if they were so sure the proposal would be voted against anyway? Surely it would have been a better idea to tell their members to vote against it and send a positive message to t'management.
Just discarding a ballot paper i.e. not using your vote, seems a bit silly in these circumstances and smacks of old union c.1970's. It also makes the ballot exercise a complete waste of time and money.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
[This message has been edited by Taff Missed (edited 23 June 2000).]