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Bill: Rules for Strikes
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party for a Federal Meritocracy
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: November 2656
Description[?]:
| Strikes hurt businesses and in turn hurt our national economy. Additionally, the incomes of striking workers are drastically affected. Given these facts, why do we allow strikes by unrelated unions and why do we allow a minority of the members of a union to tell the majority that they must quit working to feed their families? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
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, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Current: 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.
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
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 14 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 86 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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