{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Strike ballot","description":"Before a union at the seaports escalates from warning strikes to an open-ended stoppage, it normally holds a strike ballot. Members in the affected bargaining area vote on whether a full strike should be called; many German union statutes require the approval of roughly three quarters of those voting. A second ballot is held later on whether to accept the negotiated settlement and thus end the dispute. For shippers and forwarders the strike ballot is an important early-warning signal: once one i","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/strike-ballot","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-08-18T04:15:52.279155","citation":"Frachtportal News: \"Sechs deutsche Seehäfen gehen in den 24-Stunden-Warnstreik\"","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/strike-ballot","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Strike ballot · Before a union at the seaports escalates from warning strikes to an open-ended stoppage, it normally holds a strike ballot. · Quelle: Frachtportal News: \"Sechs deutsche Seehäfen gehen in den 24-Stunden-Warnstreik\""}