ITV were stating incorrectly a 47% turnout- Now corrected

[Broxi51]

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-06- ... mpetitors/

Royal Mail workers have voted to boycott competitors' mail and strongly oppose privatisation of the company, the Communication Workers Union said today.

A CWU statement said the ballot had seen a 47% turnout and the boycott received 92% support.

In response to the question "Do you oppose the privatisation of Royal Mail?" some 96% of those polled voted yes.

“Today’s ballot result shows we have resounding support for all the union’s policies," said Billy Hayes, CWU general secretary.

"This is a strong message to take forward action in each area to improve the working lives of postal workers and protect the services and jobs which customers and communities value.”

Was this just a convenient mistake of changing 74 to 47?

[mickeymacca]

it says 74% on the link you posted, so they must have corrected it....

[TrueBlueTerrier]

@itvnews Please correct your story http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-06- ... mpetitors/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; … it was 74% turn out not 47% - hope it was a typo.

They have changed it now though

[mickeymacca]

Good work fella.....

[Broxi51]

Glad that it has been corrected. Do you want to delete this thread then as it is now redundant?

[mickeymacca]

No, keep it as a record of ITV's incompetence.........

[tomtom1dk]

yeah 74% not 47% http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22973480" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[shizsco]

Remember Adam Crozier is the head of Itv now.
Maybe it was him that wanted the figures manipulated as a wee gesture of support to Moya

[andybfc]

Might have been an even higher turnout if everyone got a ballot!!

[RoyalSlave69]

I didn't get a ballot. Got no idea what's going on as usual.

[malcolm3011]

I didn't get a ballot. Got no idea what's going on as usual.

I didn't get a ballot paper either, wonder how many others didn't get theirs. CWU should have posted the ballots instead of sending them to local reps.

[wf]

I didn't get a ballot. Got no idea what's going on as usual.

I didn't get a ballot paper either, wonder how many others didn't get theirs. CWU should have posted the ballots instead of sending them to local reps.

Me either .I wonder how many partimers,
4day week/ 9 day fortnights people missed
Out

[fb1969]

I was given my paper by the rep last Friday, as I walked in and he was heading home as it was his day off. I went away for the weekend then looked at it on Monday and found that I was too late to return it!

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I didn't get a ballot. Got no idea what's going on as usual.

I didn't get a ballot paper either, wonder how many others didn't get theirs. CWU should have posted the ballots instead of sending them to local reps.

They didn't send them to local reps. They sent them to branches, the lazy branches probably sent them to the local reps. Ours had ballot papers handed out in the office and 1 week later postal ones sent to those who were absent for any reason.

[krussel]

Well 74% is a lot better than 47% as my heart sank when i saw the title.

Can we change it