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Bill: Senate Resolution 165: Middle Class Worker's Agenda Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Independent Party
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: May 2895
Description[?]:
| SR 165: MCWAA |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Current: All strikes are illegal.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 6
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, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Proposed: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:03:55, February 16, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 165: Middle Class Worker's Agenda Act |
| Message | "Despite the claims of the FIP, this move will certainly harm the middle classes more than anyone. This is an open and frankly disgusting attempt to create a class war." Sen. Taso Nakamura Shadow Secretary of State for Finance and Economics |
| Date | 03:24:21, February 16, 2010 CET | From | Federal Independent Party | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 165: Middle Class Worker's Agenda Act |
| Message | A hard statement to swallow coming from an elitist, corporate bourgeoisie, non-union, scab-endorsing conglomerate such as the CMP. Senator Jason Sutton |
| Date | 11:56:28, February 16, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 165: Middle Class Worker's Agenda Act |
| Message | "Under the CMP, taxes on the poorest in this nation were completely slashed, education spending rose, enterprise was freed, the middle classes were given more control over enterprise, not less and investment in Solentian industry was free. The evidence is before the electorate, the FIP are no longer the party of the working classes and to believe that they are and to use this act as an attempted example would be to live in the past. The FIP are 200 years behind the times, perhaps it's time they caught up." Sen. Taso Nakamura Shadow Secretary of State for Finance and Economics |
| Date | 21:55:50, February 16, 2010 CET | From | United Progression Party | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 165: Middle Class Worker's Agenda Act |
| Message | We agree with some of what is on this bill, but not all. I and the rest of the UPP have to throw our support against this bill. Senate Candidate Mark Daro |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 56 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 44 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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