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The union is balloting members on further strike action, with a result expected at the end of this month.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

Teachers are taking strike action over pay and even one of the headteachers' unions, the ASCL, is balloting for walkouts for the very first time.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023

Unison, which is balloting workers from over 250 health trusts and boards across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said strikes were "not inevitable."

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022

Now the Public & Commercial Services Union, the largest civil service trade union, which represents about 300,000 workers, is balloting its members on a possible strike to protest the job cuts.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 9, 2011

Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Unite, the trade union for Royal Mail managers, is balloting its members over the threat of compulsory redundancies.

From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2010