This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Make it necessary to get over 50 percent ballot returns to have a strike action.
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The recent strike action has has ballot returns in the 30 percent ballot return range. That means means it is possible to bring the country to a stand still if only around 15percent of the a union vote for strike action.
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