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Bill: Business & Labor Reconcilation Act of 2565
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Working Families
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 2566
Description[?]:
This comprehensive legislation seeks to RECONCILE minor differences dividing the working classes and employees in a legitimate COMPROMISE. Thank you for your full support. |
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 cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 4
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: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 5
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.
Article 6
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 | 07:16:57, April 23, 2008 CET | From | Federal Rutanian Libertarian Union | To | Debating the Business & Labor Reconcilation Act of 2565 |
Message | The LPR supports some of these articles, but cannot bring itself to agree to others. If you put these to vote individually, we will vote yes. |
Date | 16:08:31, April 23, 2008 CET | From | Rutanian Democratic Forum | To | Debating the Business & Labor Reconcilation Act of 2565 |
Message | RDF also supports some of this articles, especially 1 and 5, but we cannot support the whole package. |
Date | 16:18:37, April 23, 2008 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Business & Labor Reconcilation Act of 2565 |
Message | Which proposals in SPECIFIC do you support, LPR? |
Date | 03:18:03, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Party | To | Debating the Business & Labor Reconcilation Act of 2565 |
Message | We support article 5 only. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 451 | |||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 148 |
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