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Bill: Workplace Democracy Act of 3961
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party of Labour of Beiteynu
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: May 3962
Description[?]:
| Upon passage, the Workplace Democracy Act of 3961 will reinstate economic democracy in Beiteynu. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:58:39, January 02, 2016 CET | From | יהודית חרב ומגן מפלגה | To | Debating the Workplace Democracy Act of 3961 |
| Message | Madam Speaker, The this bill seeks to remove economic freedom and the right to private industry from our nation. While the goal of economic democracy is admirable we feel that the state mandating said economic style is unlawful and contrary to a free economy and as such we the SSP can not support such action. Kyle Greenspan SSP Party Member |
| Date | 08:37:40, January 02, 2016 CET | From | Party of Labour of Beiteynu | To | Debating the Workplace Democracy Act of 3961 |
| Message | I would negate the idea that the WDA rejects the notion of "economic freedom". To discuss "economic freedom", we must first define these terms. economic: of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services freedom: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action What you're attempting to define as "economic freedom" is the system of Capitalism, which I, alongside the Party of Labour, stand firmly against. Capitalism, time and time again, has shown itself to be a system of coercion and exploitation, and the recent shift by your Party back to capitalism evidences this. You have given employers the ability to fire workers who have simply demanded better terms of employment. You have removed the ability for workers to be assured that wherever they may be employed, they will have a voice in their affairs, whether those affairs be how to better serve the public or how to better manage their workplace. You have prevent workers in certain "critical sectors" the ability to legally take direct action whatsoever, much less to be able to do so without losing their jobs. By removing the assured right to go on strike and removing the assured right to a democratic voice within the workplace, the Sword and Shield Party has indeed contradicted the notion of economic freedom, taking away the ability for the broad working masses of Beiteynu to have true mastery over means of production and distribution. Regards, Ali Aviv, Chairwoman of the Party of Labour of Beiteynu. |
| Date | 23:09:15, January 02, 2016 CET | From | יהודית חרב ומגן מפלגה | To | Debating the Workplace Democracy Act of 3961 |
| Message | Madam Speaker, The system of capitalism gives the power to the consumer if a person or persons do not like a product or the business practices of a producer. Then they are free to vote with their currency and affect change can through their economic choices. Your state enforced socialist regime lacks that type of freedom among other things. It also lacks private property and can be intrusive to people's lives. As for DWCs they are completely legal but, they are not forced upon anyone. With regards to Strikes they are not illegal and we belive that the collective right of the laborers to bargin is an integral part of the free market system. However, we also must ensure that services critical to the everyday society have at least some service regardless but, they still retain the same rights to bargin as everyone else. In the end it is in fact the Labor Party that contradicts economic freedom as they seek to remove the rights of private property and the economic practice of free market from Beiteynu. We at the SSP say let the people decide what is produced and what is not and it is not the duty of an overbearing government. Regards, Kyle Greenspan YSSP Member |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 230 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 520 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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