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Bill: Proletariat Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kommunistische Partei der Dundorf - DF
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 3332
Description[?]:
| An act of positive changes, to ensure a better quality of work and life to the people of Dundorf. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 30
Current: 18
Proposed: 50
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 60
Current: 60
Proposed: 50
Article 8
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.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:07:59, July 09, 2012 CET | From | Partei des Demokratischen Merkantilismus | To | Debating the Proletariat Act |
| Message | We really want to support this bill but we disagree with Article 3 and 5. The government should not be forcing workers to join a union or form DWC's but should be encouraging them to do so. Sarah Clairman - Trade and Industry Minister |
| Date | 21:12:23, July 09, 2012 CET | From | Grüne Partei | To | Debating the Proletariat Act |
| Message | We have decided to go ahead and support this bill as there are many things we like about this bill. However, though we are strongly pro-union, forcing workers into unions may not be a productive policy. |
| Date | 21:16:25, July 09, 2012 CET | From | Partei des Demokratischen Merkantilismus | To | Debating the Proletariat Act |
| Message | After discussing with the honorable Demokratisch-Sozialistischen Partei, we also decided to vote for this bill. Sarah Clairman - Trade and Industry Minister |
| Date | 04:27:24, July 10, 2012 CET | From | Konservative Partei | To | Debating the Proletariat Act |
| Message | Is the PDM trying to set a record for spinelessness, allowing itself to be held to ransom by a party that doesn't even have any seats in parliament? Frau Clairman came to the floor of the house saying that she opposed two of the most crucial changes to the bill - forcing people to join unions against their will and forcing businesses to conform to a DWC structure - and then an hour later, she returns saying that she'll support those provisions. This is an unbalanced bill that will privileges union fat cats over ordinary people, destroys the tax base, and takes a sledgehammer to productivity. So much for "positive changes". - Jonas Selldorf, industry spokesperson for the Konservative Partei. |
| Date | 21:18:39, July 10, 2012 CET | From | Partei des Demokratischen Merkantilismus | To | Debating the Proletariat Act |
| Message | The honorable Selldorf but must understand that we did this knowing that it would make us look bad, but we have a strategic plan for supporting this bills. Sarah Clairman - Trade and Industry Minister |
| Date | 22:43:52, July 10, 2012 CET | From | Kommunistische Partei der Dundorf - DF | To | Debating the Proletariat Act |
| Message | The passing of this bill is one of the first steps in establishing a dictatorship of the proletariat in Dundorf, and a step toward socialism! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 313 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 187 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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