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Steve_j
15th June 2011, 21:05
The headline from a recent sky article.


The first response of the Prime Minister's spokesman to the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) strike ballot result was a wry comment on the turnout.

"I note that only one in five PCS members voted for strike action," he told political journalists at Westminster.
And then he added: "We keep the issue of labour market laws under review."


Interesting comment coming from a spokesperson of a government that not a single person in the country voted for!

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Strike-Ballots-Debate-Over-Minimum-Turnout-In-Union-Ballots-Back-On-Agenda-After-PCS-Vote/Article/201106316012582?lpos=UK_News_Top_Stories_Header_2&lid=ARTICLE_16012582_Strike_Ballots%3A_Debate_Over _Minimum_Turnout_In_Union_Ballots_Back_On_Agenda_A fter_PCS_Vote