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Bill: Worker Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Labor Confederation
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: December 2452
Description[?]:
| Workers must fight for their rights. |
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: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Current: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:57:41, September 08, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Worker Rights Act |
| Message | We want to vote for article II, but we oppose risking citizens' safety with article III. |
| Date | 15:05:12, September 08, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Worker Rights Act |
| Message | Which citizens? |
| Date | 19:52:34, September 08, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Worker Rights Act |
| Message | All citizens will be hurt if we lose nurses and policemen. |
| Date | 20:55:24, September 08, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Worker Rights Act |
| Message | So how would you suggest nurses and policemen get their rights? |
| Date | 23:06:51, September 08, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Worker Rights Act |
| Message | Through partial strikes, which are already legal. While a minimal service must be maintained, that does not mean that they are forbidden from any striking. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 321 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 279 |
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