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Bill: Economic Bill 4359
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Syndicalist Union
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: June 4360
Description[?]:
| Nationalisation of the Economy and Bringing control back to the workers also to drop the retirement age to 60 |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Central Bank oversight and regulation (if a central bank exists)
Old value:: The government appoints the head of the central bank and an executive board to manage the central bank but does not otherwise interfere in its operations.
Current: The government appoints the head of the central bank and an executive board to manage the central bank but does not otherwise interfere in its operations.
Proposed: The central bank is underneath the direct oversight of the Ministry of Finance.
Article 3
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: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 4
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 cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change A law on employers' obligations with regards to social security contributions.
Old value:: Employer payroll contributions are a matter for local governments.
Current: All enterprises are required to cover basic payroll contributions for their employees.
Proposed: All enterprises are required to cover basic payroll contributions for their employees.
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Article 7
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 8
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 66
Current: 65
Proposed: 60
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:56:55, March 08, 2018 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Economic Bill 4359 |
| Message | Members of Congress, We support articles 3, 4, 5, & 7 but the other measures go too far and thus we will vote no. Fran Perking Prime Minister Leader of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
| Date | 03:51:29, March 09, 2018 CET | From | United Syndicalist Union | To | Debating the Economic Bill 4359 |
| Message | Members of Congress These Proposals are for the good of the Workers who for so long have been ignored Never again shall Workers be Abused by the Capitalists so for the Workers Please Vote Yes Aidan Evans President and Commander-in-Chief Leader of the USU |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 296 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 304 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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