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Bill: Trade Union Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Thomasian 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 2147
Description[?]:
| This Act will prevent Union leaders from holding this country to ransom and ensure that the decisions made by unions reflect their member's wishes. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 | 20:17:23, November 27, 2005 CET | From | Federalist Party | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | A very logical and reasonable bill. |
| Date | 20:33:40, November 27, 2005 CET | From | Left-Hand Path | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | We are not concerned with how unions run themselves, so long as membership is non-compulsory. |
| Date | 20:51:00, November 27, 2005 CET | From | Country Labor Party | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | We support this bill. Trade unions should be accountable to their members, who are most directly affected by a strike. |
| Date | 22:13:37, November 27, 2005 CET | From | Left Socialist Party | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | Again, we oppose, the arguments have been given already. This kind of legislation sabotages the unions, since it makes it possible to vote over and over again on a strike if the governement doesn t like it, untill people in a period of feeling defeatist will accept. Look just what Tatcher did in the mine strike. If free market exists, let the trade unions defend the workers rights, and decide themselves how they organise |
| Date | 22:31:22, November 27, 2005 CET | From | National Thomasian Party | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | Thatcher for all her many faults (and god knows I hate to agree with her) took action against Unions which were not acting for the benefit of their members of the state but out of their own greed and stubborness. |
| Date | 13:44:17, November 28, 2005 CET | From | Plinio's United Followers | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act |
| Message | If people really believe that their strike is worth it, then they should take the effort to vote for it every once in a while. That ensures that the workers are actually doing something instead of simply slothing around and going to vacation at the expense of the company. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 95 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 208 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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