{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781434.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":781434,"attributes":{"action":"Require trade unions to ballot members within 2 weeks of public sector pay offer","background":"Legislate to require trade unions to ballot their members on whether to accept or reject a formal public pay offer within 2 weeks of receipt. If rejected, any subsequent industrial action ballots must also be initiated, conducted, and concluded within a strict 2-week timeframe.","additional_details":"Prolonged delays in union balloting leave workers waiting months for back pay settlements and create unnecessary operational uncertainty. For example, following the April 2026 NJC pay offer, some unions over 3 months to run strike ballots.\r\n \r\nEnforcing a mandatory two-week window for consultative pay ballots and strike ballots could modernise dispute resolution, empower members, and prevent drawn-out pay freezes.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":7,"closing_date":"2027-04-15","created_at":"2026-09-09T10:09:44.055Z","updated_at":"2026-10-15T16:02:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-15T14:19:51.069Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-09T10:19:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Mark Baker","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DWP","name":"Department for Work and Pensions","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":7}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Aberafan Maesteg","ons_code":"W07000081","mp":"Rt Hon Stephen Kinnock MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Bridgend","ons_code":"W07000086","mp":"Chris Elmore MP","signature_count":4}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":6}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}