The government has nearly succeeded in pushing through its anti-democratic Trade Union Bill, without one crucial reform.. The government wants to stop trade union members from voting via the internet on whether to take industrial action.
The government is refusing to budge, but there is a chance we can force it to reconsider. The Bill is about to go before a committee of MPs for line-by-line scrutiny. This still gives us the chance to force the government to make amendments and allow simple, secure online voting.
The government is hoping to make it really hard for trade union members to legally go on strike. It doesn't want anything in the Bill that could make it easier for ordinary trade union members to vote, like using online voting.
So here's the plan:
We're going to hold our very own online ballot!! That way we can show the government just how silly its position is, and hopefully force it to back down.