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Bill: Workers Bill of Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Luthorian Workers 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: August 4140
Description[?]:
| It is Imperative that we, in this privileged body, see to it that more is done to alleviate the plight of workers in this country. It is imperative that we end the cruel, unusual, and archaic practice of child labor, that we ensure that the elderly retire at a younger age, and are able to enjoy the golden years of their lives at home, or traveling, with the friends, families, and their loved ones. That there are national banks, not profit centers, to loan money at reasonable interest rates to lower income families so that people can buy homes and cars and contribute and participate in our ever growing economy. We should encourage democratic workers councils, so that workers can have voices in the places where they work. We should encourage trade unions to negotiate the working hours, so that fathers and mothers can spend more time at home, with their kids, setting examples and spending quality time nurturing the family unit's bond. Families, after all, are the cornerstone of our society. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 67
Current: 67
Proposed: 65
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 6
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:18:38, December 22, 2016 CET | From | United Luthori | To | Debating the Workers Bill of Rights |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I know not from whence this left-wing radical has come, and what he is doing in Luthori, but I must applaud him for providing me, I am sure most others I this chamber, with much-needed comedic relief during a rather dull period of our legislative session. Luthori has seen massive corporate investments by the likes of Renou, Delamare, Watkins Brown, and WTD, among other companies. Luthori's business atmosphere has historically been conducive to economic growth, though in recent years, socialist politics have coiled themselves dangerously around our country's economic policy. Just last year, the Office of Economic Analysis under the Ministry of Finance released its year-end report showing Luthori's economy growing, and the long term trends point to greater profits and a higher living standard for all. If the Workers Party wishes to grow beyond a fringe movement, they should be able to compromise with the popular sentiment, which clearly has favored right-wing policies for centuries. Kenneth Buckley Leader of the HDU |
| Date | 21:39:52, December 23, 2016 CET | From | Luthorian Workers Party | To | Debating the Workers Bill of Rights |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, While we appreciate the commentary offered up by the honorable Mr. Buckley, we would hope that this noble body is, as it should be, above the childish school yard antics of name calling. Certainly the good people of our great empire deserve more from us that that, surely the high calling of statesmanship demands more from us than that. The honorable Mr. Buckley speaks of comedic relief, allow me to ask him, "who is laughing?" The children, who due to the socio-economic position of his or her parents, that are forced in to childhood labor are not laughing! The elderly who are forced to work into their golden years, until the ripe old age of 67, because that's the ridiculous age of professional retirement decided on by this body who hasn't done a hard days work ever, aren't laughing! Those who are working 12 and 13 hour days because that's what local governments, influenced by those oh so very generous corporations Mr. Buckley mentioned, decided on are not laughing! The question that lay before this body is this, "Who's interest do we serve? Who are we representing? Are we here working to improve the lives of the already well off or those who are doing their damndest to get by?" I hope you will all consider that question as you decide on how to cast your vote for this piece of legislation. Edison Turner Leader of the Luthorian Worker's Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 262 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 403 |
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