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Bill: Worker Strike Reform Bill 4425
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hutori 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: February 4426
Description[?]:
| Under this bill, workers will now have to have a reasonable cause for going on strike. Reasonable causes include but are not limited to - Contract negotiations coming to an impasse - Unsafe work conditions - Etc. This act will prevent "sympathy strikes" as we do not believe that it falls under reasonable cause for a strike. Workers found to have gone on strike without reasonable cause are subject to termination at the employer's discretion. Government will have final say in determining if the cause of the strike is reasonable. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go 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: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:34:36, July 18, 2018 CET | From | Federal Heritage Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Worker Strike Reform Bill 4425 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, While we agree with article one we cannot support article two and thus will be voting against this bill. Jeffery Rawson Federalist Party Leader |
| Date | 22:04:01, July 18, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Worker Strike Reform Bill 4425 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I must ask the honourable leader of the Federalist Party why he cannot support article 2? Does he believe that workers who do not have a reasonable cause to go on strike from their employer should be allowed to strike in support of another union from a different employer? We believe that it is completely unecessary and should not count as reasonable cause. Dylan Jourdain MP for Fairview Prosperity Minister of Finance Chairman of the Conservative Caucus |
| Date | 00:38:53, July 19, 2018 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Worker Strike Reform Bill 4425 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The New Liberal Party will always stand up for the rights of organized labour. However, we also believe that small business owners shouldn't fear frivolous strikes from organized labour. Therefore, we have no problem with the idea of limiting strikes to those that are reasonable. However, we strongly believe that this bill as written does not outline with enough specificity what would be needed for a strike to be reasonable. Furthermore, it does not make clear the body that would sanction the labor unions for striking for an unreasonable reason. We worry that an anti-labour government could simply decide that no strike is reasonable. Therefore, we cannot... and will not... support this bill. Peter Knox MP for Axminster South Deputy Parliamentary Leader of the New Liberal Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 95 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 235 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 29 |
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