Go for action, not a pause (John Moloney's column)
We’re now into the last week of our national industrial action ballot campaign (closing 7 November). We’re confident of getting over the line in many areas, whilst falling short in some, and we need to look at the practicalities of re-ballots where that happens. My view is that we should re-ballot as soon as possible in any area where we get over, say, 40%. There’s also an ongoing discussion about what to do with the mandates we do win. Some argue for a pause, and using the mandate as a kind of ultimatum to the employer — “if you don’t negotiate with us, we’ll call strikes.” Personally I think...