Transport written question – answered at on 3 November 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to ensure that industrial action will not disrupt public services during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Department for Transport takes an active interest in monitoring industrial relations generally, and especially in the run up to the Games next summer.
However, disputes are a matter for employers. In relation to the Olympics this means that transport operators, for example London Underground, are in the lead on managing their own employee and industrial relations risks relating to the Games, with Government not playing a direct role in this process.
Existing legislation requires trade unions contemplating industrial action to ballot their membership and give due notice to the employer. The Department for Transport encourages organisations across the Olympic domain, and the trade unions representing their employees, to resolve any disputes as quickly as possible through negotiation.
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