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Bill: Secondary Action Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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 3428
Description[?]:
| So often, workers are denied justice because of Dranland's restrictive laws against secondary strike action. When employers are exploiting their workers, the workers need to be able to band together in solidarity. Cadfael Maddocks MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:24:23, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | OOC: Surprisingly moderate, but still crazy. |
| Date | 19:42:43, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Popular Party | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | Why should unions who have nothing to do with another union's disputes have the right to cause disruption to hard-working families in Dranland. The PP will vote against this stupid bill. Mariano Delgado MP Prime Minister of Dranland |
| Date | 20:06:27, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker Mr Prime Minister there is sonething called as unity which will bring cooperation and eventual success that's why we should have secondary strikes to protect rights of workers but there is unnecessary strikes that will only devastate people of Dranland that why our soon to be colleagues proposed it with relatable unions.We commend DSP on this wonderful bill. Florence McCormick Leader of Greens Parliamentary OOC: We'll see what extreme bills proposed by GNP, i hope you will continue your objective opinions. |
| Date | 21:11:23, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, the injustice and inequality embedded in Dranland's capitalist free-for-all economy means the balance of power is unfairly tilted towards employers rather than workers. The reform we are proposing would go a small way towards redressing this imbalance. Cadfael Maddocks MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
| Date | 21:23:14, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, this bill would allow union cartels to shut down the whole of the Dranish economy whenever it fits them, thus effectively granting them the power to run businesses they do not own. We remain committed to workers' right to strike, but the term solidarity should not be abused an an excuse to allow union members to make their own rules in the business environment. Lana Howell-Torres MP Member for Ulbrach Minister for Trade and Industry |
| Date | 21:30:16, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | OOC: 'Objective opinion' is a bit of an oxymoron, don't you think. |
| Date | 21:32:32, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | OOC: I believe that that was supposed to have a question mark at the end. |
| Date | 22:14:11, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | OOC:Yes that was an oxymoron and i will change it to ''objective'' comments |
| Date | 22:55:42, January 17, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | Well said. But even a generic political analysis can scarcely be deemed objective. Always depends on the viewpoint. |
| Date | 01:03:47, January 18, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Secondary Action Act |
| Message | OOC: Here in the UK, BBC News always claims to be "objective", and is always being accused of bias by different people :). Of course, in reality, when it comes to politics and current affairs, it is very difficult - perhaps impossible - to be universally regarded as "objective" all the time in how one presents the facts. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 144 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 148 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 59 |
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