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Bill: Workers Rights Act 2466
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Libertarian 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 2467
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All strikes are illegal.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:52:43, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Beluzia and Bailon | To | Debating the Workers Rights Act 2466 |
| Message | I will support this bill, but I would prefer that the minimum wage is high enough to support an entire family. |
| Date | 05:09:27, October 07, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Workers Rights Act 2466 |
| Message | This bill isn't so bad actually, the People could be swayed by cogent debate.... |
| Date | 20:48:48, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Beluzia and Bailon | To | Debating the Workers Rights Act 2466 |
| Message | "The Peoples Populist Party is communalist, perhaps even "socialist" (depending on how you define it), believing in such things as ensuring a minimum standard of housing, food, employment and medical care for all." Isn't a minimum wage an important component of giving everybody the means of survival? |
| Date | 23:55:32, October 07, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Workers Rights Act 2466 |
| Message | A minimum wage is a way of eliminating small and family businesses (who cannot afford to pay walmart wages). All Beluzians are given access to medical care and medication, public housing and a guaranteed subsistence income. Minimum wages choke out entrepreneurial business, and nothing more. |
| Date | 04:13:56, October 08, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Beluzia and Bailon | To | Debating the Workers Rights Act 2466 |
| Message | People, even entrepreneurs, should be creating jobs that people can live off. It is their fault if their business is too inefficient to provide meaningful work. A minimum wage that allows a worker to "adequately subsist" guarantees that their job is meaningful. Any person should be able to "adequately subsist" with one full-time job. Anything less is outright exploitation. |
| Date | 10:23:09, October 08, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Workers Rights Act 2466 |
| Message | "Should" is a bad word. I prefer to give People opportunity and guidance, rather than micromanagement. If you want a planned economy, wait for the messiah. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 170 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 310 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 270 |
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