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Bill: Trade Union Reform Act 3107
Details
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 3108
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers, except public employees, have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:12:56, April 18, 2011 CET | From |  New Right | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act 3107 |
| Message | Article 1 will prevent trade union militancy. Currently the trade unions are more powerful than the government and have the power to halt our economy altogether. The proposal is also fair - why should nurses, for example, be allowed to go on strike with train drivers, over train driver's pay? Regarding Article 2, we do not feel those employed in the public sector should have the right to strike. Public sector workers perform essential tasks and their purpose is to serve the state in areas such as health and education.. they choose to work in the public sector and choose to help the state and her people, therefore they should not be allowed to strike. Article 2 will also reduce the stranglehold trade unions have the economy. Although our party aims to reduce the size of the public sector and aims for much smaller government, we recognise some trade unions as democratic organisations - something we support - and would be willing to support trade unions willing to accept these fair reforms which ultimately would benefit everyone. |
| Date | 23:28:56, April 18, 2011 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act 3107 |
| Message | On Article 1, the workers should have more power then the government. We would have supported a more moderate approach, one that would have only allowed closely related unions to strike in sympathy for one another On Article 2, wage slavery by the government is a barbaric practice! |
| Date | 00:49:36, April 19, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act 3107 |
| Message | Violating Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Peaceful Assembly. We cannot support. |
| Date | 17:07:28, April 19, 2011 CET | From | Art & Labour | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act 3107 |
| Message | @ USA: so what exactly is a state controlled economy if it isn't government wage slavery? |
| Date | 17:33:46, April 19, 2011 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act 3107 |
| Message | @AL: State controlled economy with the right to strike and manifest.is not government wage slavery. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 235 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 515 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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