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Bill: Return to Economic Democracy Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green-Left Communalist Collective
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 3483
Description[?]:
| This legislation is an obvious proposal to reverse the fascistic and tyrannical capitalism. This legislation is to warn those who seek to undo what the masses have done, and it will be put to vote after the next election when, hopefully, the worker's state survival can be made secure. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 2
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 3
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: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except public employees, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
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 | 18:45:23, May 08, 2013 CET | From | Phillipsian Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | We do not support articles 2 or 5, but because we so strongly support the other three articles, we will heartily support it. -Joe Phillips, Former President of Ikradon and Leader of the Phillipsian Party |
| Date | 19:05:35, May 08, 2013 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | NDpP support only article 1 ... |
| Date | 19:24:14, May 08, 2013 CET | From | Green-Left Communalist Collective | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | We are extremely pleased that we have the support of the Phillipsians in this reversal of economic dictatorship. We believe that even if the government never required businesses to be run by DWCs, the vast majority of businesses still would be, or enterprises that weren't, would have very llimited hiring options, as most people would simply not want to work in a business run by a profiteering asset-owner. |
| Date | 20:57:19, May 08, 2013 CET | From | Phillipsian Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | Out of principle, we in the Phillipsian Party do not believe in forcing businesses to be a certain thing 100% of the time, but we do believe in giving heavy incentives for businesses to be DWC-run. We find that our opposition to mandated DWC's is milder than the opposition to the current laws on striking. -Joe Phillips, Former President of Ikradon and Leader of the Phillipsian Party |
| Date | 00:39:30, May 09, 2013 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | We support 100%. |
| Date | 01:47:13, May 09, 2013 CET | From | Conservative Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | This would just be reversing progress again. |
| Date | 02:31:03, May 09, 2013 CET | From | PDP (Pro Dictatorship Party) | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | I see this as a waste of effort from the people. The only way to insure success to keep work flowing. Thus this movement will be detrimental to the success of the nation. Only by continuously working and striving forward can this be done. Therefore The PDP proudly stands against this with 100 percent of its will. |
| Date | 13:34:38, May 09, 2013 CET | From | Green-Left Communalist Collective | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | A very rhetorical reply from a self-proclaimed anti-democratic party. OOC: Welcome to the game mate! :) |
| Date | 02:39:48, May 10, 2013 CET | From | PDP (Pro Dictatorship Party) | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | OOC: Thank you. The PDP was simply stating their reason as to why we would be apposed to the bill. In this way people will know what I stand for. We ask everyone bear with us as we settle into our spot, we just don't want any miss-communication or misleading information. |
| Date | 03:01:30, May 10, 2013 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | "Thus this movement will be detrimental to the success of the nation." The Success of the People is the Success of the Nation, PDP. By disenfranchising and enslaving workers, we shackle ourselves and ensure our demise. Solidarity with the workers is the only way forward. We had hoped that, as a dictatorial party, you might fall closer to Stalinism or Maoism than true Fascist ideology, but with this anti-worker decree, we see that our hopes were for nothing. |
| Date | 03:06:53, May 10, 2013 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | OOC: Ah, posted before I saw your OOC response.We'll bear with you, man. After all, any friend of PPI.... :) |
| Date | 04:08:10, May 11, 2013 CET | From | PDP (Pro Dictatorship Party) | To | Debating the Return to Economic Democracy Bill |
| Message | The PDP strongly believe that the right of the owner of the factory has an obligation to keep it running. If highering new workers to replace workers on strike does so, then this would prove beneficial. However everything should be done to let the strikers continue striking, protest shall not be hindered or halted... That is freedom of speech something that leads to ideas. Ideas lead to prosperity. We just feel that we cannot fully support the bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 561 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 122 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 67 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion." - John Dalberg-Acton |