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Bill: Trade Union Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Right
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2381
Description[?]:
| This is the final portion of our first round of legislation for this session, and addresses the issue of unions in our economy. For many years the economy has been constricted by the marxist and anarchist policies of successive socialist governments, and it's time we work to reform this policy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Proposed: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:11:18, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | We will not support this whatsoever. |
| Date | 12:59:54, March 29, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | (ooc - as an anarcho-communist in real life, i find it starnge that you mention "anarchist policies" when anarchists do not belive in authority or the state). |
| Date | 19:49:29, March 29, 2007 CET | From | Aldegarian Libertarian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | Article 1 and 3 is not acceptable for the ALSP we might have considered article 2 if it was alone, as the bill stands now however we'll vote against it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 146 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 441 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 63 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "I'm the motherfucking Premier of Kalistan. It don't get more full time than that!" - Omar Al-Khali, former Kalistani politician |