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Bill: Workers Alliance Economic Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Workers Alliance
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: January 2571
Description[?]:
| Article 1- By privitizing all industries you increase competition and productivity, while at the same time reducing prices.With this legislation we can also protect the industries that are important when they are in need. Article 2- Many minimum wage workers have families that they must support and in many cases certain members of the family are unable to contribute to the finances of the family.Therefore if we take this into account we should increase the minimum wage to provide assitance to them. Article 3-A majority of ALL members of the union should have to consent to the strike before it can be enacted. Under the current law 20 members of a 500 member union could hold a vote and if 11 of those 20 vote to go on strike then it is lawful. That is unacceptable. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Current: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 14 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 297 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 189 |
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