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Bill: Democratic Trade Unions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hebilon Mujahideen
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: October 2387
Description[?]:
| In order to bring further democracy to unions, and to prevent union leaders using strikes for political or otherwise selfish reasons, as well as to ensure that workers are fairly represented by their unions, we propose that Unions be made to hold a ballot of its members before going on strike. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Current: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:22:49, April 10, 2007 CET | From |  Justice League of Cildania | To | Debating the Democratic Trade Unions |
| Message | I never understood this schtick about ballots and democracy in unions. Isn't membership voluntary? Can't you just leave the union if you don't want to strike? Why would you let the majority mob of your union decide if you strike or not? A union is basically a corporation. They need income to meet/exceed costs just like any business. If we don't tell business how to run their business, what right to we have to tell unions how to run theirs? As long as everyone is participating voluntarily that is... |
| Date | 17:55:39, April 10, 2007 CET | From | Divine Party of the Republic | To | Debating the Democratic Trade Unions |
| Message | Except most unions, as part of the contract, don't allow non-union members to work at that site. Thus, it's not really voluntary... |
| Date | 02:23:27, April 11, 2007 CET | From | Justice League of Cildania | To | Debating the Democratic Trade Unions |
| Message | Ah well then there you go, why go messing around with contracts that everyone agrees to? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 107 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 318 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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