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Bill: Union Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Technocractic Party of Barmenia
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: April 2613
Description[?]:
| Give workers the chance to protect themselves. Soory about spamming bills by the way, but hey, goto lay down some policies. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: 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.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:11:03, July 28, 2008 CET | From |  Democratic Liberals of Barmenia | To | Debating the Union Protection Act |
| Message | I'm as pro-union as anyone, but I cannot support anything that would be detrimental to our society...putting firefighters, officers, medics, etc. in a position to leave the job isn't responsible legislation. Instead, being they are state paid, we should ensure that these particular professions are taken care of. Also, a true labor union is democratic. There is no need for a dictator to rule what is good for the collective there. |
| Date | 04:15:08, July 28, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Pacifist Party | To | Debating the Union Protection Act |
| Message | No to article two |
| Date | 04:17:56, July 28, 2008 CET | From | Technocractic Party of Barmenia | To | Debating the Union Protection Act |
| Message | The problem is that state employess are always the first to take a wage cut when the economy gets tight. Its an easy way to keep inflation under control. A consevative goverement could slash away and it would be illegal for the wrokers to fight back. Besides, if were paying them well, they won't stirke will they? As for democractic unions, sure i agree. Posts and positions should be elected, but when it comes to a strike, well lets take a example: A manager makes a racist slur and the workers don't stand for it. Are they required to take a offical secret ballot before they can walkout? The momentum is gone and the action becomes useless. Ballots are good on a large, planned scale but for small or spontaneus action the train union bureaucracy can hinder the protection of workers. |
| Date | 16:51:20, July 28, 2008 CET | From | WDFT Party | To | Debating the Union Protection Act |
| Message | absolutely no, this would give unions more power than they need |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 255 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 45 |
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