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Bill: Union Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Az emberek Szocialista Pártja
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: January 4221
Description[?]:
| our worker's rights in this nation are restricted our workers need more of a voice |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 5
Current: 10
Proposed: 85
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Local governments regulates the 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 3
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 are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards foreign workers.
Old value:: Foreign nationals may only be employed in circumstances where the government has determined there is a labour shortage.
Current: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Proposed: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: Local governments decide on salary cap laws.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 9
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 strikes are illegal.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 10
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 requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:00:33, June 02, 2017 CET | From | People's Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Union Rights |
| Message | This anti-growth and would hurt the economy. If you take away most of what corporations make you will kill them and will end up with no money. This is not an ideological question this is economoics |
| Date | 23:51:48, June 02, 2017 CET | From | Az emberek Szocialista Pártja | To | Debating the Union Rights |
| Message | How is the wealth and giving our nations works more power "anti-growth" and more money going to the government hurting the economy? |
| Date | 07:28:52, June 03, 2017 CET | From | People's Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Union Rights |
| Message | Article 1: you propose to take away most of what corporations make. If you so that they won't grow, if any thing they will reduce cost by hiring lesz people. Article 9: minimum service is necessary - think about police, ambulance etc Articles 8&10: simply we disagree |
| Date | 11:04:10, June 03, 2017 CET | From | Green Socialists | To | Debating the Union Rights |
| Message | The Green Socialists do agree with Article 2, Article 4 and Article 9, however, this was not enough for a yes-vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 580 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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