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Bill: Union reform act 2444
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom 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: June 2445
Description[?]:
| Reforming the power of the unions. This will stop the unions holding the country to ransom. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:44:31, August 20, 2007 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Union reform act 2444 |
| Message | Unions are made up of workers. Workers are people. Therefore Unions should be able to hold their own government "ransom" because they make up it. Government should never be sovereign to the people. |
| Date | 19:58:26, August 20, 2007 CET | From | Al'Badara Republican Party | To | Debating the Union reform act 2444 |
| Message | We support the fact that essential workers will not have the right to strike. |
| Date | 01:49:35, August 21, 2007 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Union reform act 2444 |
| Message | So if you're an esstential worker, you should have to bite the bullet when it comes to oppressive conditions and unpopular methods? |
| Date | 04:14:38, August 21, 2007 CET | From | Al'Badara Republican Party | To | Debating the Union reform act 2444 |
| Message | Well, they can have unions and all, but they shouldn't have the right to strike. Would you want your nurses or police officers picketing? They could work to rule. |
| Date | 04:59:17, August 21, 2007 CET | From | Feathercreek Ecological Partnership | To | Debating the Union reform act 2444 |
| Message | The well-being of all citizens are paramount to the profits of corporations. There is no way our party will allow this violation of our citizens' rights. |
| Date | 05:34:23, August 21, 2007 CET | From | Christian Nationalist Front | To | Debating the Union reform act 2444 |
| Message | Unions are an ancient idea that is no longer relevant in the current day and age. They surve no purpose and all unions should be outlawed. |
| Date | 03:16:37, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Union reform act 2444 |
| Message | "Unions are an ancient idea that is no longer relevant in the current day and age. They surve no purpose and all unions should be outlawed." Exactly! This is what I've been saying forever, because they have been totally disproven by all science and logic and are just....oh wait. Unions? Oh damn, sorry. I was thinking religion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 21 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 59 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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