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Bill: Protection of Non-Union Workers Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Regionalist Coalition
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: July 4078
Description[?]:
| An Act to curtail the power of unions and other workers' organisation such that those who do not partake in such organisations are not unduly disadvantaged. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Union shops and agency shops are legal, but closed shops are not.
Current: This issue is decided by local governments.
Proposed: Only open shops are legal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Current: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Proposed: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:11:52, August 21, 2016 CET | From | Regionalist Coalition | To | Debating the Protection of Non-Union Workers Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, Trade Unions are supposed to be involved in the market in a very natural way. Once, they were about workers coming together and co-operating in order to push for better pay and conditions. They were healthy, they worked and they actually helped industry to prosper. Now, however, the government farms off control of our industry to TUs. No longer do they exist naturally, they are simply empowered by lazy government. They now derive most of their power from government, rather than their workers; today, Unions can hold immense power over some workplaces, and even some whole industries. This happens to the detriment of non-union workers - workers who don't want to, or can't afford to, be a member of a Union.Trade Union leaders are now no longer accountable to the entire workforce (the at least terse support of whom they require to exist), they now only answer to their own, increasingly demanding, members. With government backing, they can oblige, and it's non-Union workers who get left behind. So let's halt this injustice, let's incentivise employers to interact with all their staff - not just the Union bosses. Let's make Trade Unions what they once were, what they were always supposed to be; about workers, coming together, and fighting for the betterment of workforce. Sen. Jessica Stevens Trade & Industry Spokesperson, New Liberal Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 44 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 468 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation." - Thomas B. Reed |