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Bill: Workers' Protection Act III
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Labour and Unionist Party
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: March 2414
Description[?]:
| The WPAIII is the DLUP's third attempt to expand the rights of workers, labourers, and trade unions. |
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 The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 3
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: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 4
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:57:55, June 08, 2007 CET | From |  Democratic Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the Workers' Protection Act III |
| Message | The CDD can support articles 2 & 4 as they're reasonable and improve the position of workers with little expense for enterpreuners. However we cannot support articles 1 & 3 as they would seriously hamper enterpreunership, investments and hard working in this nation while giving power for trade unions to rule as they wish with the backing of favourable government, even reducing government power itself. Thus we will oppose this bill. * Minister of Finance Marcus Ostrander |
| Date | 02:22:11, June 10, 2007 CET | From | Dorvish Popular Front | To | Debating the Workers' Protection Act III |
| Message | We dissaprove of the DLUP's reformist approach to workers rights. Clearly, as demonstrated by the CDD's response, workers can never be fully free or have anything close to basic human rights under a capitalist system. Whilst we vote yes as a valuable step in the right direction, the DLUP are sorely mistaken if they believe compromise with the capitalists holds the answer to the problem of workers rights. |
| Date | 17:20:51, June 10, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour and Unionist Party | To | Debating the Workers' Protection Act III |
| Message | The DLUP seeks to advance the interests of its member trade and industrial unions. And while we respect the views of our comrades in the Communist Party, we disagree with their anti-negotiation beliefs. We feel that the best way to protect the rights of Dorvik's workers is through the democratic legislative process that can only occur with the involvement of all people, including capitalists. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 162 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 237 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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