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Bill: Arbeit Macht Frei
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Radical Libertarian Party
Status[?]: passed
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: December 3210
Description[?]:
| The freedom to work is one of the basic liberties required to provid the necessities for all other freedoms. Therefore, the RLP wishes to propose allowing the adult citizens of our great land the maximum freedom in determining what jobs they will take, and what conditions they will accept. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works and for corporate use.
Current: The government may not seize private property.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: There is a national maximum wage but local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Article 4
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: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
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 | 15:23:41, October 30, 2011 CET | From | Likaton Unity Party | To | Debating the Arbeit Macht Frei |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Our only issue with this bill lies in Article 4. We believe that having the sympathy strike an otion could cause significant problems in the future during negotiations which would harm all Likatonian citizens. |
| Date | 15:36:16, October 31, 2011 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Arbeit Macht Frei |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, While we can sympathize with the potential difficulties mentioned by the DEP, we feel that the restriction of liberty involved in not allowing a union to determine what causes are worth a strike override them. Given the gravity of striking, we believe that this action would be taken only as a last resort. |
| Date | 01:48:12, November 01, 2011 CET | From | Likaton Unity Party | To | Debating the Arbeit Macht Frei |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Although we can see the noble intentions of the RLP, we find it hard to believe that unions would in fac tuse this as a last resort. We need stability, not chaos, and to keep that we must be able to keep strikes within the field of reason for that union. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 301 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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