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Bill: Welfare act 4422
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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 4442
Description[?]:
| We propose the following |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Only open shops are legal.
Current: Only open shops are legal.
Proposed: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Proposed: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 5
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: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:20:13, August 20, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Welfare act 4422 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The personal animosity between the SDP and my party has reached new heights. Despite this, these are all Pro-Worker policies that we have to support, as does any party that claims to represent the working class. What a shame it would be to see the SDP back in bed with the White Rose. It'd be just like the old days when I was first elected to the diet. A so called Centrist Government finding new ways to inflict pain on Luthori Workers. So I urge the SDP, whatever the personal disagreements, don't allow the rag tag bunch of elitist aristocrats back into Government, because outstanding legislation such as this will not be one their legislative priorities. Ben Sullivan (TUSC Leader) |
| Date | 20:30:59, August 21, 2018 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Welfare act 4422 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We will take no options off the table. We will continue to represent the working class of this nation, however it stands clear that Luthori needs to be governed and the SPD and White Rose are those with most experience in cross Isle negotiations and coalitions. The current leadership of Mr Sullivan makes it impossible to cooperate with the TUSC. That does stand clear. Ebba Busch Thor Leader of the social democratic Party |
| Date | 01:24:30, August 22, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Welfare act 4422 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, If it is impossible to co-operate with me, then how did her predecessor manage it? If the honourable Lady is searching for the individual (s) who are responsible for the continuing failure of members of the Imperial Diet to produce a Government, then she doesn't need to make a speech in the Imperial Diet, I think she needs a mirror Mr Speaker. Ben Sullivan (TUSC Leader) |
| Date | 09:13:04, August 22, 2018 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Welfare act 4422 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Apparently the right honourable member thinks I need a mirror, well he might need a newspaper to see that while he was busy trying to throw dirt at me and my party, we together with the Authoritians and the white rose managed to break the political gridlock of this nation. To stabilise the markets and being forth prosperity once more. Ebba Busch Thor Leader of the social democratic Party |
| Date | 19:05:11, August 22, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Welfare act 4422 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The honourable Lady needs to grow a thicker skin. When she came to be Leader of her Party, I personally congratulated her, in those newspapers she is apparently such an avid reader of, and told journalists that I hoped her coming to power we lead to greater cooperation between our two parties. I also made some jokes, I'm a big fan of jokes, it's the kind of thing people get up to when they didn't grow up with a silver spoon in their mouth. The honourable Lady decided that for some reason me calling for cooperation between our two parties made us an unworkable partnership and calling for people to resign from ropes that shouldn't affect her. It is her, above all others, that has been responsible for the failure of Left Cooperation, but now all of a sudden it is her who claims credit for allowing Neoliberals back into Government. Aaron West (Shadow Finance Secretary) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 170 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 275 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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