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Bill: Labour Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Post-Revolutionary Pragmatic 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: February 2169
Description[?]:
| This party would like to ease legislation regulating strike action. Strikes serve as an important tool as last resort to labour unions, and help to balance the powers of capital and labour. |
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: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: 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.
Current: 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.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:15:49, January 07, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Labour Rights |
| Message | supported |
| Date | 11:54:06, January 08, 2006 CET | From | Traxian Imperial Party | To | Debating the Labour Rights |
| Message | We think sexondary strike should be kept illegal. If one service strikes it has the potential to cripple our entire economy, or infrastructure. |
| Date | 15:19:50, January 08, 2006 CET | From | Post-Revolutionary Pragmatic Party | To | Debating the Labour Rights |
| Message | While true, it is our view that, based on historical precedent, such strikes would be quite rare. Other than that, the provisions of article 2 still apply, and should ensure that our economy still keeps running on a minimal level. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 127 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 161 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 153 |
| Random fact: In cases where players have failed to clearly and accurately reference their nation's RP laws in the "Bills under debate" section, Moderation will rule them invalid if a challenge is made to their validity. |
| Random quote: “Can anyone imagine a more perverse idea than forcing faithful Hosians like me to give away my money to enable irresponsible teenage girls to kill off their children because they were too drunk to use a damn condom?" - Dr. Francesca dos Santos, former Dranian politician |