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Bill: The Right to Work with DIGNITY Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Working Families
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: October 3471
Description[?]:
The simple piece of legislation gives all workers the RIGHT to organize and collectively bargain with his/her employer in FREE MARKET. It abolishes the minimum wage so that wages can be set by the Free Market via Labor Contracts. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Collective bargaining
Old value:: Local governments decide whether to allow collective bargaining
Current: Public and private sector employees have the right to collectively bargain
Proposed: Public and private sector employees have the right to collectively bargain
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:18:30, April 17, 2013 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the The Right to Work with DIGNITY Act |
| Message | Nobody wants to debate the issue? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 187 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 316 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 52 |
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