Fume Event
You wrote:"Why didn't he impose on the 30th June as he threatened? No he deliberately let it roll to the 16th November, so that when the inevitable response from the union was declared, the timing of the ballot and the notice of IA, would cause a strike to be initiated over Christmas"
Lets put a stop to that Unite/BASSA myth right now.
The Law regarding Ballots and Industrial Action (IA) states that I.A. may start at anytime between 7 days and 21 days after the result is announced. Therefore BASSA/Unite could have chosen to initiate I.A. at anytime between 21 Dec and the 11th January.
In short BASSA/Unite chose to strike over Christmas.
Last edited by wiggy; 17th Dec 2009 at 05:40.
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