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Bill: Sympathy Strike
Details
Submitted by[?]: LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty
Status[?]: passed
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[?]:
| We propose that only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:45:51, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Beluzian Defense and Federalist Party | To | Debating the Sympathy Strike |
| Message | I support the right to strike, but by allowing sympathy strikes, it gives trade unions the ability to completely shut down an industry. By allowing closely related trade unions to strike, you would give unions the ability to shut down any major industry, transportation, or our entire health care network. It doesn’t make sense. |
| Date | 00:09:32, March 10, 2006 CET | From | LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty | To | Debating the Sympathy Strike |
| Message | Health care and transportation are regarded as vital industries, and are thus currently unable to go on strike anyways. |
| Date | 01:46:20, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Beluzian Defense and Federalist Party | To | Debating the Sympathy Strike |
| Message | You bring up a very good point. However, sympathy strikes are impossible battles. How would you feel if your corporation had to shut down because of a labor dispute in a related industry? If your in a strikeable industry, and you want to strike fine. But you should only have the right to strike for yourself, not for others. |
| Date | 08:19:47, March 10, 2006 CET | From | LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty | To | Debating the Sympathy Strike |
| Message | Most union workers would be happy to support strikers, because it can give them additional leverage when their negotiations come around. |
| Date | 10:41:21, March 10, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Sympathy Strike |
| Message | Commie bastards! Strike breakers unite to hand out beatdowns to lazy trouble makers! http://www.marxist.com/images/melfi2.jpg |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 40 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 32 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 13 |
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