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Bill: Strike Ballot Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Moderate 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: November 2143
Description[?]:
| WHEREAS, a certain measure of stability and reason are critical aspects of functioning economic relationships, AND WHEREAS, the old law might allow for an intentionally poorly advertised strike ballot in order to garner majority support from a small portion of union members, and thus result in unnecessary strikes and instability of both union and industry, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT, to discourage such engineering, a majority of all union members, regardless of if they vote or not, must approve the strike action. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: 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.
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 | 15:52:08, November 18, 2005 CET | From | Selucian Fascist Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reform Act |
| Message | We abstain, simply because we believe there should be no trade unions in Selucia. The democratisation of those unions is irrelevant. |
| Date | 16:45:26, November 18, 2005 CET | From | VBS Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reform Act |
| Message | We too don't believe in trade unions, but we think this is a good idear to first put limits to their powers, then forbid them. We vote pro |
| Date | 16:47:19, November 18, 2005 CET | From | Selucian Sovereignty Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reform Act |
| Message | I like the current law, but would be willing to consider changing it. My concern is this rule goes both ways. A well organized group who don't want a strike could intimidate workers from voting, thereby making a strike impossible. On the other hand, if someone votes against a strike under the current system, and the vote is poorly advertised, I guarantee you that the workers will cross the picket line, thereby embarassing the union leadership. That's why I kind of like the current law better than the proposed one. |
| Date | 23:55:35, November 18, 2005 CET | From | Green Moderate Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reform Act |
| Message | That's a very good point, SSP, one I hadn't thought of. It would be nice to check both potential problems, but I don't see how to do that. Does anyone have suggestions of how to solve both problems, which law solves its respective problem better, or which problem is more important to solve? |
| Date | 17:28:35, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Selucian Fascist Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reform Act |
| Message | We shall change our position to "Aye". |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 242 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 333 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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