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Bill: The Strike Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Party of Baltusia
Status[?]: passed
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: September 2124
Description[?]:
| Discussing various changes to the strike laws. |
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: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
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, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:43:33, October 11, 2005 CET | From | Centrist Party | To | Debating the The Strike Act |
| Message | Sounds reasonable. |
| Date | 16:05:22, October 11, 2005 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the The Strike Act |
| Message | We're opposed to Article One. You cannot govern worker's feelings with regards to fellow comrades taking action. |
| Date | 08:13:08, October 12, 2005 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the The Strike Act |
| Message | To be quite honest, the LLP is fairly uncertain on this matter. There are significant pros and cons for both sides of both articles (moreso than normal). Article one requires a balance to be struck. On the one hand, if we leave as is, unions can have too much power, which is prone to abuse. On the other, without significant bargaining power, unions are useless. And Im not sure that the answer lies in the middle. Article two is a question of representation. Can an organisation act without the consent of an actual majority of its members? Is that fair representation? Can you count a non-vote as a yes in such a situation? If debate was to continue, I'd like to see if the other parties can answer this satisifactorily but I think no one will care shortly. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 415 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 51 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: “Can anyone imagine a more perverse idea than forcing faithful Hosians like me to give away my money to enable irresponsible teenage girls to kill off their children because they were too drunk to use a damn condom?" - Dr. Francesca dos Santos, former Dranian politician |