Well this is an interesting development. I wonder what it would look like for the USA domestic employment market to unionize?
The Queen is facing the prospect of the first ever industrial action by members of the royal household. More than 100 low-paid staff at Windsor Castle are due be balloted from Tuesday, the Public and Commercial Services union [PCS] said. The announcement of the ballot came as the Queen was due to meet David Cameron before she formally dissolves parliament ahead of the election. A vote in favour would trigger members of the royal household taking industrial action just days before the general election. The PCS claims staff have suffered years of pay restraint and are paid less than the living wage. PCS said new recruits at the castle start on as little as £14,400 a year. The union, which represents 120 of the 200 staff at the castle, has proposed non-strike action that would involve the withdraw of goodwill, such as giving tours of the castle to paying visitors of the castle. The dispute concerns the payment of allowances for additional duties. Last year, the staff accepted an “unsatisfactory pay offer” on the understanding that additional allowances for such duties would be considered this year. When these were refused the union opted to ballot staff on industrial action. The vote closes on 14 April.
If staff vote in favour, industrial action would start before the end of April in the week before the general election.
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