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Bill: Trade Union Reform Act 4085
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic Party of Baltusia
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: August 4086
Description[?]:
| It is time to review the way Trade Unions can hold the country to ransom and paralyse businesses. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
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, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Current: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:44:29, September 06, 2016 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act 4085 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This moves the goalposts to a fairer position, so we can no longer have the archaic and chaotic "everybody out!" strike scenario at any moment. Thank you Bathsheba Grey |
| Date | 18:51:05, September 06, 2016 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Syndicalists | To | Debating the Trade Union Reform Act 4085 |
| Message | THIS IS WRONG everybody should strike on this |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 378 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 372 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it." - Niccolo Machiavelli |