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Bill: Pro-Union Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Public Employees
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: June 2382
Description[?]:
| For the common worker. For the wage slave. For the people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
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, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:31:15, March 30, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the Pro-Union Reform Act |
| Message | We fully agree with #1, but not with #2. The latter would only cause problems in that any union could strike without any viable reason or a real majority of people wanting it. Propose another law with only #1 and we'll agree to it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 21 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 144 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 134 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual" - Jeremy Bentham |