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Bill: The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Kalistani Worker’s Front
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: December 4477
Description[?]:
| Rolling back the reactionary limits on Worker’s Rights needs to become a new national priority, along with the erosion of Corporate Power. |
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: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Proposed: Union shops and agency shops are legal, but closed shops are not.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Current: The government enforces a salary cap.
Proposed: There is a national maximum wage but local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:14:27, October 30, 2018 CET | From | Agramontian League (AL) | To | Debating the The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act |
| Message | Our support for secondary strike action secures our support for this bill however we have strong reservations about the other two policy changes and may seek to reverse or otherwise alter them in future. Guillermo Berrocal, Minister of Defence |
| Date | 14:59:27, October 30, 2018 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act |
| Message | There is no way in hell we'll support a salary cap. |
| Date | 16:43:11, October 30, 2018 CET | From | Agramontian League (AL) | To | Debating the The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act |
| Message | A salary cap already exists. You are supporting one by voting against this legislation. Guillermo Berrocal, Leader of the Agramontian League |
| Date | 19:07:04, October 30, 2018 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act |
| Message | So voting against a salary cap is supporting a salary cap? I don't understand your logic, Mr. Berrocal. |
| Date | 00:17:33, October 31, 2018 CET | From | United Kalistani Worker’s Front | To | Debating the The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act |
| Message | To address your concern Mr. Berrocal, the bill still upholds the current Salary Cap, along with allowing the local governments to impose harsher caps if they so wish. |
| Date | 02:20:57, October 31, 2018 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act |
| Message | We can support this as a step in the correct direction. |
| Date | 12:12:33, October 31, 2018 CET | From | Agramontian League (AL) | To | Debating the The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act |
| Message | Our reservations mainly pertain to the policy on union and agency shops. Guillermo Berrocal, Leader of the Agramontian League |
| Date | 12:13:27, October 31, 2018 CET | From | Agramontian League (AL) | To | Debating the The Expansion of Worker’s Rights and Limitation of Corporate Powers act |
| Message | With regard to the NCP's comments, you are voting in favour a salary cap. Simply this is a different way of determining it. Guillermo Berrocal, Leader of the Agramontian League |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 184 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 66 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods." - John Maynard Keynes |