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Bill: Strike A Blow Act 2581
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vanuku Sinatranoan 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: February 2581
Description[?]:
| This Act shall streamline workplace relations regarding the rights of employers and employees, and to define the place of work unions in Vanuku. It includes two changes in legislation (positive discrimination, and dismissal of striking workers), and reinforces existing legislation. a) Positive Discrimination. Employers and employees should be secure in the knowledge that people being hired or promoted are deemed the most capable for the position, and not because some quota has been established to redress a perceived wrong against a particular group. As a nation, we have outgrown such childishness. b) The right to dismiss striking workers. Workers may go on strike, but must show valid reasoning, as well as demonstrating that is a final resort (such as documenting prior ineffective mediation). If they are unable to do so, employers have the right to dismiss such vexatious strikers. c) Government policy towards labor unions. Trade unions may exist. Membership is voluntary. d) Minimum wage regulation. There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist. This is regardless of whether or not they are members of a union. e) Secondary Strike Action. Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions. Just as employers may not collude together to disadvantage workers in one or more industries, neither may unions band together to cripple the entire nation over one disputed industry. f) The workers' right to strike. All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service. Such areas are: emergency services, medical services, civil services, military services, and resources management (power, gas, water, etc.). g) Trade Union Strike Ballots. 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. This will prevent small coteries within a union proposing actions which do not reflect the will of the union members. We feel that this is the most cohesive legislation for good relations in the workplace. |
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 can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:21:45, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Strike A Blow Act 2581 |
| Message | Given the absence of debate on this issue for the last six years, we presume that parties are in favour of these workplace reforms. Thank you. |
| Date | 13:33:34, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Strike A Blow Act 2581 |
| Message | The Vanuku Sinatranoan Party is curious as to why the Vanuku Freedom Party doesn't desire to see workers bestowed the freedom of striking for better conditions. Nothing the Vanuku Nationalists Party does surprises us anymore. |
| Date | 15:56:02, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Freedom Party | To | Debating the Strike A Blow Act 2581 |
| Message | The proposition of a "right to strike" is a misnomer. A person has the right to seek employment - or to not to. They have the right to work - or to not work. But they certainly do not have any natural right to legal protection against dismissal for their refusal to work. The creation of a legally protected "right to strike" necessarily diminishes the employer's rights; it imposes an unjustifiable burden upon them, and it infringes upon the right of contract. The state cannot legitimately compel anyone to employ a particular individual if they do not want to. That is why we object. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 35 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 60 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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