Originally Posted by
Borin Goldfart
I can remember the strike in 1974 where we had a meeting at the Alexandra Palace and voted whether to accept an offer then. That was done on a show of hands with about (apparently) a 55 - 45 % split. This was "measured" by the floor manager of the Palace and we went back to work with that result. Strange how some things never seem to change with BASSA.
Not the Alexandra Palace but the Hammersmith Palais, a dance hall, and I remember it very well. The problem with the vote was conflicting information from the top table with the Branch Secretary changing his view half way through the meeting.
It was vry true that the Manager of the Palais did the count when I look back it was bizzare to say the least!