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Bill: Trade Union Strike Ballots
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hutori Reformists
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: May 3418
Description[?]:
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, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
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 | 01:12:22, December 29, 2012 CET | From |  Old Whig Party | To | Debating the Trade Union Strike Ballots |
| Message | Mr Speaker, It is farcical that the so called "pro-worker" parties would be in favour of stripping power from their organisations. |
| Date | 10:29:53, December 29, 2012 CET | From | Party for Environmental Responsibility | To | Debating the Trade Union Strike Ballots |
| Message | Mr Speaker We are agreed with OWP so we change our vote no |
| Date | 15:33:13, December 29, 2012 CET | From | Workers' Popular Alliance | To | Debating the Trade Union Strike Ballots |
| Message | Mr Speaker This is hardly about stripping power from the unions but making them more democratic. I also find it disturbing that the PER are taking advice from the anarchists on "worker's rights". |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 165 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 155 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 71 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics." - Wendell Phillips |