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Bill: Fair Labour Doctrine
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutania 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: December 4210
Description[?]:
| The Goal of this bill is create a fair Blanche of rights, between Workers, Empolers and the State itself. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 16
Proposed: 16
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 70
Current: 64
Proposed: 65
Article 3
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:: Only open shops are legal.
Current: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Proposed: Union shops and agency shops are legal, but closed shops are not.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 16
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Article 10
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 but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:54:45, May 12, 2017 CET | From | Rutania Party | To | Debating the Fair Labour Doctrine |
| Message | Open to debate. OOC: It would nice to see all parties opinions |
| Date | 18:02:50, May 12, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the Fair Labour Doctrine |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Articles 1, 2 , and 9 we dis agree with, and we strongly oppose article 1, the bill overall we support |
| Date | 22:36:15, May 12, 2017 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Fair Labour Doctrine |
| Message | We disagree with articles 1, 2 and 9 also. |
| Date | 23:19:20, May 12, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Fair Labour Doctrine |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We agree with Articles 1,2,6,7,9 & 10 so we will support this bill. Ernie Jaylin Sharrow, UDPR Party Representative |
| Date | 12:16:52, May 13, 2017 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Fair Labour Doctrine |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We only agree with article 3 and 6. So we will not support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 117 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 576 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 31 |
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