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Bill: Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Shuggoth Progressive 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: September 2177
Description[?]:
| While we are very pro-market and pro-business, we recognize that an Empire is only strong when its workers are productive and happy. This legislation would guarantee that workers have their fundamental rights to strike protected by law. Trade Unions would be free to make their own decisions in regards to striking as well. Since this gives significantly more power to Unions and workers, we are also putting in language allowing the Employers to fire striking workers at will. This will prevent excessive striking. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 2
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 3
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 but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 4
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, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:06:41, January 27, 2006 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 01:34:19, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Shuggoth Progressive Party | To | Debating the Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act |
| Message | This bill has been reworded, and its propositions have been updated. |
| Date | 04:06:37, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act |
| Message | We cannot agree with articles one and four. |
| Date | 05:43:20, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Shuggoth Progressive Party | To | Debating the Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act |
| Message | I understand if members of the Cabinet can not vote for this, but I must vote my conscience on these issues. I understand if you do not vote yes. |
| Date | 07:36:00, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act |
| Message | 1 and 4 we can agree with, 2 and 3 we cannot. Can you imagine the mayhem it would cause if an entire sector of our economy went on strike? Chaos! Mayhem! Depression! |
| Date | 17:09:25, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Shuggoth Progressive Party | To | Debating the Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act |
| Message | An entire sector of the economy is unlikely to go on strike, because this bill would allow the Employers to fire those that did strike and replace them with new workers. When the proposed legislation passes to end mandatory military service, there will be a plenty large labor pool for the Employers to choose from too. |
| Date | 18:11:53, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act |
| Message | We oppose all four articles. Imagine the army go on strike without holding a ballot and then the police forces, ambulance and fire brigades all go on sympathy strikes, and then they all get sacked! |
| Date | 22:46:10, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Redneck Party | To | Debating the Workers' Rights and Strike Reform Act |
| Message | Article 1 is the only good thing about this bill |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 130 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 517 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 103 |
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