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are balloting

  • present progressive of ballot.

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Unions representing further education lecturers in Northern Ireland are balloting their members on strike action.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2025

Workers for Menzies and ASC are balloting on improved pay offers, raising the possibility that they could also cancel their planned strike action if they accept the new deal.

From Reuters Jul. 24, 2023

The latest warning comes as nursing staff are balloting for strike action, after criticising a pay offer of a flat rate of £2,205 per person, backdated to April.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2022

“I think there are going to be many unions that are balloting across the country because people can’t take it anymore,” he told Sky News.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2022

The fallout from the Jimmy Savile affair continues; journalists are balloting for further strikes; byzantine management structures are blamed for ham-fisted reactions to errors; doubts persist about its chairman, Chris Patten; morale is low.

From The Guardian Mar. 2, 2013