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Bill: Union Power Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Aldegar
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: August 2197
Description[?]:
| All power to the Unions! |
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: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:24:10, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Union Power Bill |
| Message | More power to the Unions will mean a better economy as better working conditions will mean happier workers. |
| Date | 00:39:31, March 09, 2006 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Union Power Bill |
| Message | His Grace thinks these proposals would turn Aldegar into a backward, Communist state! Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 00:43:24, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Union Power Bill |
| Message | Communist state is an oxymoron. We are not seeking the revolution just yet, Mr Waterman. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 76 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 425 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: By default the head of government is the ultimate authority within a national government. In general terms, heads of government are expected to consult with cabinet colleagues (including those from other parties) before making significant decisions but they remain responsible for government action. |
| Random quote: "Depressions and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market but by government interference in the economy." - Ludwig von Mises |