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Bill: Employer Empowerment Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pontesi Fascist 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: January 2189
Description[?]:
| We should let power in business rest with the employer and not the worker. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 2
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: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 3
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: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:50:14, February 18, 2006 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Employer Empowerment Bill |
| Message | Absolutely not, this bill takes valuable powers away from workers - especially Article 1. |
| Date | 16:36:50, February 18, 2006 CET | From | Friedrich Hayek Party | To | Debating the Employer Empowerment Bill |
| Message | We would definately support article 1 |
| Date | 01:13:34, February 20, 2006 CET | From | THEM | To | Debating the Employer Empowerment Bill |
| Message | Striking is counter-revolutionary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 100 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 160 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 39 |
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