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Bill: Establishment of a Living Wage
Details
Submitted by[?]: Red Octopus Party
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: July 2139
Description[?]:
| This bill ensures that all laborers (even those not apart of the union) receive a fair wage for fair work. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:48:24, November 09, 2005 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Living Wage |
| Message | We oppose. |
| Date | 04:44:16, November 09, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Establishment of a Living Wage |
| Message | We don not agree. It is a matter between the labour unions and employers. |
| Date | 07:34:52, November 09, 2005 CET | From | Red Octopus Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Living Wage |
| Message | Labor unions in this nation do not have the strength to fairly negotiate with their employers. Their memberships are completely voluntary, meaning that they have no position of power to negotiate from. This will also ensure that those who are not within the union also receive their fair wage, as otherwise they would not receive much of anything at all. Ultimately, this bill will accomplish what the unions themselves cannot. |
| Date | 18:22:22, November 09, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Establishment of a Living Wage |
| Message | Exactly it proves my point. Apparently employees do not find it important enough themselves to become for that reason a member of a union. |
| Date | 00:55:30, November 10, 2005 CET | From | Red Octopus Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Living Wage |
| Message | That's because unions have been unable to produce results that would be seen as "good" for those who would be apt to join. This is because if the union attempts to flex their power, the company is able to circumvent them, precisely because union membership is not mandatory. In other words, there will always be non-union workers to take the places of striking union members. Therefore, in order to provide for a just distribution of wealth, as our current system is inadequate in this manner, then a state-mandated (not company mandated) minimum wage is necessary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 187 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 251 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 117 |
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