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Bill: Democratic Workers' Councils Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: All Types Of Workers Party
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: September 2199
Description[?]:
| Is a bill the gives all worker the right to build Democratic Workers' Councils which will enable them to run their workplace in a democratic fashion. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:14:17, March 09, 2006 CET | From | All Types Of Workers Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | This bill protects the rights of all worker to strike and build Democratic Workers' Councils |
| Date | 22:02:02, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Green Socialists | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | Can you explain what exactly a Democratic Workers' Council is/does? |
| Date | 22:14:45, March 09, 2006 CET | From | All Types Of Workers Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | Here is the definition from wikipedia A workers' council is a council, or deliberative body, composed of working class or proletarian members. While the term may include instances where employers negotiate with workers, or workers deliberate without power, the most common use of the term is to describe self-governing workers without bosses. Workers' councils have arisen repeatedly through modern history with a variety of names. Notable instances include the Soviet Union during 1917, where the councils were called "soviets", Germany during 1918, Spain during 1936, Hungary during 1956, France during 1968, Chile in 1973 (cordones), and Iran during 1978-1979 (shoras). The key features of a workers' council include the phenomenon that a single place of work, such as a factory, school, or farm, is controlled collectively by the workers of that workplace. There is no manager, or the manager is directly under the control of the workers' council, and the composition of the workers council is determined by the workers who comprise it. Here is the link |
| Date | 22:15:13, March 09, 2006 CET | From | All Types Of Workers Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | Link here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers%27_council |
| Date | 23:00:53, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Green Socialists | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | I agree with the second proposal, but not the first. Shouldn't workers only strike for good reason? |
| Date | 23:20:33, March 09, 2006 CET | From | All Types Of Workers Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | Right but thats not what the proposal is about. The first proposal ensure that workers go on strike without fear of being fired |
| Date | 01:33:45, March 10, 2006 CET | From | AntiNeoCon Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | i am with GS |
| Date | 02:19:55, March 10, 2006 CET | From | All Types Of Workers Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | Read the first proposal it ensures that worker who go on strike dont get fire thats it. Here is a example lets say a worker goes on strike for higher wage and a good pension now lets say the boss doesnt like its a fires him or her now what. How do you prevent that from happening you vote yes for the bill. The bill prevents a boss from firing someone for striking. |
| Date | 03:49:26, March 10, 2006 CET | From | AntiNeoCon Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | our workers have the strike protection they need as is. |
| Date | 04:26:12, March 10, 2006 CET | From | All Types Of Workers Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | What is define as reasonble. If a worker goes on strike to keep their pensions and to prevent cut to their wages and the bosses deem it unreasonable then they are allow to fire them. Is that even reasonable. |
| Date | 04:52:41, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Ecology Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | The state tells industry what is acceptable and what is not a acceptable, the state knows what is best for industry and the workers which it empolys. |
| Date | 07:14:51, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Green Socialists | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | Courts would decide whether a strike is illegal or not. Some industries vital to Quanzari's health and security (such as the power industry and hospitals) must remain in operation. In the United States late 1800's-late 1900's, a coal mining company went on strike, which led to thousands of northeastern families without heat or power. We must find a balance between worker's rights, and citizen's needs. |
| Date | 16:35:09, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Whigs | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | The state must not interefere more than necessary. Workers have every right to go on strike. However, businesses have every right to fire those who do. I will not vote for either proposal. |
| Date | 00:15:51, March 11, 2006 CET | From | All Types Of Workers Party | To | Debating the Democratic Workers' Councils Act |
| Message | I will compromise and remove the first acticle then. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 288 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 385 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 77 |
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