E-balloting

The TUC and the Lib Dems have agreed to work towards unions being able to ballot their members electronically. This follows a Lib Dem pledge to introduce e-balloting in their election manifesto.

Existing laws specify that balloting for industrial action and union elections must be done by postal vote. The Lib Dems say a small task force will consider how to implement e-balloting “in keeping with” current legislation.

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said: “It is time that union members had a proper choice of how they exercise their vote on important decisions in ways that preserve security and confidentiality, but boost turn-out and participation.”

www.libdems.org.uk/introducing-e-balloting-for-trades-unions

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/union-members-could-vote-strike-5373218