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Bill: Workers Freedom Act II
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cosa Nostra
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 2437
Description[?]:
| Strike is a basic workers right, and just like the market is absolutely free, so can the right to strike not be controlled or restrained. That keeps the economical powers in balance. |
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 are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: 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.
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 are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:41:31, July 31, 2007 CET | From |  CSA Pax et Socialism | To | Debating the Workers Freedom Act II |
| Message | Pax et Socialism is in favor of this bill, as worker's rights are among the nation's most important protected liberties. |
| Date | 22:57:54, July 31, 2007 CET | From | Cosa Nostra | To | Debating the Workers Freedom Act II |
| Message | Too bad you haven't any seats yet to back that up. ;-) So we will lose this bill this time, but our hope is that the left will rise after next elections. So make sure you show yourselves to the people of Dolgaria, comrades! |
| Date | 23:50:52, July 31, 2007 CET | From | Nazi Party | To | Debating the Workers Freedom Act II |
| Message | This will destroy our economic progress, everyone will be striking and nothing will ever get done. |
| Date | 00:12:32, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Cosa Nostra | To | Debating the Workers Freedom Act II |
| Message | If the workers are happy, there's no need for strikes. This reaction only shows that you ultraliberal rightwingers know damn well you're not treating workers in a respectful manner. |
| Date | 00:34:31, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Free People's Party | To | Debating the Workers Freedom Act II |
| Message | If this bill is passed you could end up with a situation where a minor trade union goes on strike with less than 50% of its members supporting it and as a results every other trade union member in the country could go on strike which would completly destroy the economy |
| Date | 00:38:05, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Free People's Party | To | Debating the Workers Freedom Act II |
| Message | Also workers who can go on strike for any reason with no restrictions can go on strike even if they have good working conditions and pay because they can bully companies to get even more or force businesses to lose money or take their business to other countries. |
| Date | 01:43:06, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Dolgaria Center-Left party | To | Debating the Workers Freedom Act II |
| Message | We are against this bill too, especially with article one its ridiculous |
| Date | 23:45:10, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Cosa Nostra | To | Debating the Workers Freedom Act II |
| Message | Solidarity and support for your friends and likes is ridiculous???? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 107 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 448 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both." - Thomas Jefferson |