Len McCluskey proposes softer line on double threshold if government allows updated system for strike votesThe head of Britain’s biggest union has made a surprise offer to David Cameron to abandon its opposition to a key fraction of the crackdown on union rights outlined in the trade union bill – if ministers allow modern and secure online voting on public service strikes.
The olive department was held out in a letter to the prime minister by Len McCluskey,the leftwing general secretary of Unite, who says “no one can be overjoyed” with staff walking out particularly in public services such as the railways or the NHS – after low turnouts in strike ballots.
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Source: theguardian.com