There is unhappiness among the Isle of Man's 2,500 public sector manual workers, over the prospect of a pay freeze for the 2010 to 2011 financial year.
In a ballot, well over 1,300 workers rejected a zero per cent pay offer, with 86 - around six per cent of those polled - voting in favour. There were 24 spoilt papers.
Outgoing chairman of the Whitley Council negotiating body Dudley Butt MLC says conciliation talks at the Industrial Relations Office will be held tomorrow (first part of audio file):
Secretary of the employees' side of Whitley Council Eric Holmes says the ballot was part of the negotiation process, and the overwhelming 'no' vote has given him and clear and emphatic mandate (second part of audio file):
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