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Bill: Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty and Prosperity 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 2150
Description[?]:
| Strike Ballots give Union members a voice in their organisation on a strike. They are essential to unions remaining operationally clean and un-corrupt. |
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, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:06:53, December 02, 2005 CET | From |  Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | I say we just let the economy do its thing. They should be governed by the free market forces. Think about it. If the union members do not agree with the strike, then they won't strike, and everyone will go to work anyways, thereby killing the strike and dismantling the power of the union. Therefore, it is in the union's best interest to gain a concensus before striking, for the wellbeing of the union. However, the government should have no regulation on these matters. If the union acts stupidly and calls a strike with only 10% of the union in agreement, then the strike will break down and the people will work. You are all in favor of personal freedom and personal responsibility LPP, but that is what the current law supports. Union freedom, and increased Union responsibility. Plus, like I said, if the unions do something stupid and self-destruct, why stop them? I hate labor unions, they are all no good communists... |
| Date | 17:49:02, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Liberty and Prosperity Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | I am in support of personality responsibility. And right now, not allowing persons to have a voice in their Union's decision to strike undercuts and degrades opinions of Union members. By undermining the voice of the Union member's in their organisations, you destroy the very purpose of a Union: unity among workers. If your intention in implementing this was to destroy Unions, I am appaled. Unions provide a, invaluable check to Corporations, ensuring they do not malign human rights. Unions help the economy by preserving what standards of decency we legislate in this body. |
| Date | 17:51:16, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Liberty and Prosperity Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | (that was full of typos, sorry, didn't read it before posting...) |
| Date | 22:40:22, December 02, 2005 CET | From | United Dolgaria Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | But CC, if you detest trade unions so much, why not outlaw them? It will help businesses, and destroy a major tool and weapon of communism. |
| Date | 15:15:46, December 03, 2005 CET | From | United Dolgaria Party | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | See my posting on the Trade Union Abolition debate. However, if trade unions are not fully outlawed, I am for restricting them to the point when they cannot do a single thing to damage our businesses. |
| Date | 00:14:46, December 04, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | Dont get me wrong. I dislike unions, Just as much as I dislike my mother telling me what to do. I only dislike them in principle, because they support the idea of less work for more money. In the end, Unions do provide a benefit to the economy. By keeping the monopoly powers of businesses in check with the monopsony powers of the unions, the economy remains efficient and a proper amount of goods are produced, at an efficient price. They definitely should not be outlawed. However, this country and this legislature denies assistance to businesses in bankruptcy! we also fundamentally deny any regulation on the way a business should be run. soo... why should we place restrictions on unions? in theory, they can run the union in the most efficient way possible, without government regulations. However, if a union breaks (goes into bankruptcy) why should we assist them in reorganizing? I am both pro and anti union. Pro union in the sense that Unions are a vital part of the economy, and should not be regulated in ANY way. Anti union, in the sense that I do not like labor negotiations. I am more pro-management, and am not adverse to breaking strikes in ANY way possible. |
| Date | 00:15:45, December 04, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | Addendum to above We should treat the Unions like we treat a business. just in case I didnt spell it out for you guys. |
| Date | 00:16:09, December 04, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | Unions are a business. They sell labor. |
| Date | 12:27:39, December 04, 2005 CET | From | Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists | To | Debating the Strike Ballot Reimplementation Act |
| Message | CC, you really are most bonkers with regards to this, you obviously don't understand the implications of the legislation in question. It was just this sort of thing that Margaret Thatcher legislated against, as unions could call a strike at the drop of a hat without having to hold a full ballot. This basically crippled British industry, as there were strikes over soap in toilets, pretty much anything that the local union leadership got annoyed at.... IoW, what you propose keeping is about as communist a piece of legislation as exists on our statute books.... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 521 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 109 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 120 |
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