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Bill: Freedom of Association Act of 3468
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal 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: January 3469
Description[?]:
| Forcing people to join a trade union against their will contravenes the inviolable freedom to associate. The freedom to associate also includes the freedom to not associate. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:03:19, April 11, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Communist Party (DCP) (LL) | To | Debating the Freedom of Association Act of 3468 |
| Message | Not every industry has a trade union, the industries that do must be able to allow mandatory membership, otherwise you end up with scabs undermining the whole thing. You end up with people forgoing membership in order to save on the dues, and still gaining from the benefits of the union. |
| Date | 06:10:40, April 11, 2013 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Freedom of Association Act of 3468 |
| Message | I will note that current law requires *all* businesses to be run by DWCs, essentially creating a workplace union for every firm. So, this bill, while it will change your issue position, will be ineffectual without changing our DWC policy because every worker in Ikradon is automatically part of a DWC, and thus, a Union. |
| Date | 21:06:01, April 11, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Communist Party (DCP) (LL) | To | Debating the Freedom of Association Act of 3468 |
| Message | With how often other parties try to repeal that law, (they have momentarily succeeded a few years ago) I still don't feel comfortable supporting this. Being that all businesses are run by DWC's, I would assume where there still are unions there is a purpose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 396 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 289 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
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