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Bill: Employment Act 4459
Details
Submitted by[?]: Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
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: November 4459
Description[?]:
| A bill to improve the employment conditions of Luthori workers |
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 The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 4
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 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 The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:17:58, September 24, 2018 CET | From | Green Party of Luthori | To | Debating the Employment Act 4459 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We oppose Articles 1, 5 and 6 and therefore must sadly vote against this bill. In particular, Articles 5 and 6 would be extremely damaging for our economy and would in effect enable striking workers to bring the economy to a complete halt. While we of course support the right to strike, we need a moderate common-sense approach, not ideological extremism. We urge the TUSC to think about the consequences of Article 6, particularly in regards to hospitals and policing, where it would have a devastating impact. - Arthur Gibson, Trade and Industry Spokesperson |
| Date | 00:01:22, September 25, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Employment Act 4459 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Just because citizens of Luthori are brave enough to be policemen and doctors doesn't mean they should be punished with no means of fighting back against a Government that refuses to accept just pay and conditions for those workers. Carter Owen - Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 240 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 121 |
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