After more than two years on strike, the heroic Liverpool dockers have once again confirmed their resolve to stand by trade union principles. In the latest secret ballot forced on them by Bill Morris, General Secretary of the TGWU, they have again voted overwhelmingly against taking the £28,000 bribes to abandon the Torside workers and give up the fight for all their jobs.

Chris Bailey
LabourNet

Electoral Reform Ballot Services

Bill Morris
General Secretary
Transport and General Workers Union
Transport House
Palace Street
Victoria
London SW1E 5JD

23 October 1997

Dear Mr. Morris

MDHC - BALLOT OF TGWU MEMBERS ON COMPANY OFFER

Our report of voting for the above ballot, which closed on Wednesday 22nd
October 1997, is as follows:

MEMBERS FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR COMPANY AND COASTAL
CONTAINER LINE

Number of ballot papers distributed 329
Number of duplicate ballot papers distributed 11
Number of ballot papers returned 316
Number of invalid ballot papers (blank/spoilt/unsigned declaration) 6
Thus, total number of valid ballot papers to be counted 310
Rate of participation 91%

Result
The question put to the membership was as follows:

DO YOU ACCEPT THE COMPANY'S OFFER?

Number voting YES 97 (31% of valid vote)
Number voting NO 213 (69% of valid vote)

The ballot papers will be stored by ERBS for a period of twelve months.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Murphy
Ballot Adviser
Electoral Reform Ballot Services