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Bill: Economic Measures Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Aloria 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: September 3075
Description[?]:
| A bill to modify government economic policies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for everyone.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Article 4
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 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:
| Date | 07:18:53, February 11, 2011 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Economic Measures Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The only proposal that the Labour Party agrees with is proposal 2. How dare those capitalist rats try to snatch rights away from ordinary workers! How dare they! The Labour Party's core principal is worker's rights, we were founded by the workers for the workers and it is simply disgusting that they dare to take their rights away. What those clowns opposite me cannot get through their thick skulls is that striking is a form of protest and to even to take an inch of their legal freedoms away is simply a crackdown on democracy, this is just further proof that right wingers cannot be taken seriously I yield |
| Date | 09:39:04, February 11, 2011 CET | From | New Aloria Party | To | Debating the Economic Measures Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Surely those who provide jobs have some rights here, yes? This is balancing the rights of the worker against the rights of the employer. Article 1 states that one must have a reasonable excuse before striking. This is a common-sense proposal. I fail to see how this is detrimental to the worker. Article 3 preserves the right to strike for a vast majority of workers. The people who are exempted here are those who hold jobs crucial to public safety and security, such as police, firefighters, and medical personnel. Again, a common sense proposal that is not detrimental to the worker. Article 4 mandates that the union hold a ballot of all members before striking, and that a majority agree to the strike. The union is here to represent the workers, not represent their own political interests. This is forcing the union to actually listen to their membership before striking. Mr. Speaker, this is a well-founded, moderate bill. Perhaps it isn't acceptable due to the socialist ambitions of the party opposite, but I believe that if you were to present this bill directly to the people they would like it. I yield. |
| Date | 03:44:07, February 12, 2011 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Economic Measures Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, What these clown opposite me cannot get through their heads is that workers have a right to strike no matter if they're firefighters, lorry drivers, dustmen , teachers or whatever. Striking is a right and not a privilege. Mark my words Mr Speaker, if this crackdown on democracy gets through soon those fools will implement even more restrictions on striking, they are covering it up to seem its nothing major but soon enough, when they've brainwashed the public they will try to go one step further and ban striking altogether! We, in the Labour Party will not let them go unseen. We hope that the Christian Democratic Party realises that workers have rights and freedoms and as they have the balance of power, we hope they vote no. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 168 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 582 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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