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Bill: The Trade Union Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nationalsozialistische Arbeiterpartei
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: May 4329
Description[?]:
| We must give more power the the unions to protect the rights of the workers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: 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.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Article 2
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: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is compulsory.
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: This issue is decided by local governments.
Proposed: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:37:46, January 05, 2018 CET | From | Kommunistische partei | To | Debating the The Trade Union Act |
| Message | We agree with 2 and 3, but we can't support art 1. Lina schneider, President of the MKP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 81 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 518 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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