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Bill: Labor Union Freedom Act of 2906
Details
Submitted by[?]: House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
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: March 2907
Description[?]:
| This bill will remove the regulation on labor unions that prevents them from going on secondary strikes. |
Proposals
Article 1
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:25:19, March 12, 2010 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Labor Union Freedom Act of 2906 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, while we are not opposed to strikes and workers rights, we find this law would be problematic to say the least. If one group wants to strike because of their own personal conditions then fair enough, but when one strike can lead to a chain reaction of other strikes especially whenever under this new law, other strikes which may not be related to the first strike is worrying. Mr Speaker, trade unions already have enough freedoms, giving them this freedom will allow them to run riot! |
| Date | 10:39:49, March 12, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Labor Union Freedom Act of 2906 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, whilst we agree with the stance of the HNP, we do not agree with their analysis of the situation. This will deprive individual trade union members of their freedom rather than enhance their freedom. Mr Speaker, trade union barons would be able to force and cajole their members to participate in strike action that does not directly concern them. The whole purpose, Mr Speaker, of a trade union is to have representation for one's own area of work. Ordinary people do not wish to participate in secondary strikes. Secondary strikes are simply games for unionist militants. Mr Speaker, this bill would prove extremely harmful to both business, the economy and ordinary workers and their families. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 86 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 235 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 70 |
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| Random quote: "Oh, judge, your damn laws: the good people don't need them and the bad people don't follow them so what good are they?" - Ammon Hennacy |