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Bill: HS-4: Union Power Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hutori Socialists
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 4498
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, I seek to present the Union Power Act on behalf of the Hutori Socialists. Current laws on trade unions in this country are simply despicable, suppressing the power of workers to coordinate collectively to achieve the best conditions possible in their work. Therefore, we propose the legalisation of closed and union shops, the granting of salary cap negotiation powers to unions, the allowance of all secondary strike action, and the requirement of government approval to fire striking workers. There's more power in a union! - Aridai Devine (HS-RO) Hutori Socialists spokesperson for Trade and Industry |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Proposed: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
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: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:56:36, December 09, 2018 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, How is forcing a member to join a union, giving the workers power? At the end of the day, union membership should be voluntary, it is the right of freedom of association.. This bill is frankly an attack on worker freedoms, something which I am surprised the Hutori Socialists would support Donald Jefferson (C) MP for Roselands Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Justice Spokesperson |
| Date | 12:00:33, December 09, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Socialists | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, While I understand Mr Jefferson's concerns, it is also perhaps more so an attack on worker freedoms to prohibit their ability to negotiate the establishemnt of closed and union shops in bargaining agreements. However, would the Liberal Party be willing to support this bill if this clause was removed? The other parts are arguably more essential to furthering the rights of the working class, and the Hutori Socialists would be willing to compromise only on this measure. - Aridai Devine (HS-RO) Hutori Socialists spokesperson for Trade and Industry |
| Date | 12:58:56, December 09, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker We would support if that clause were removed Karen King (M) MP for Fairfield Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Date | 14:15:03, December 09, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Socialists | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, In order to achieve a greater consensus of this Parliament, I formally withdraw Article 1 of the Union Power Act and adjust the numbering of the non-affected changes accordingly. I would like to thank the Liberal Party for offering their support of this bill. - Aridai Devine (HS-RO) Hutori Socialists spokesperson tor Trade and Industry |
| Date | 20:02:05, December 09, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We can support Article 1, but not article 3. Also, we would like to have clarification about Article 2. Is this simply just a change in the language or will this eliminate the Fair Work Commission which was re-established in the Act to Re-Instate The Revised Worker Strike Reform Bill 4427, which was passed in 4492 (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=588166)? Rt. Hon. Steve Taylor MP for Glentingham East Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Hutori |
| Date | 21:54:15, December 09, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Socialists | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Granted our Party is only recently returned to Hutori, we were not aware of the Revised Worker Strike Reform Bill of 4427. Hence, we will withdraw Article 2 as the current process seems fair enough to workers. If Article 1 and 3 were to be separated into different bills, would Mr Taylor and his Hutori First Party still be willing to support the salary cap negotiation proposal? As it stands, we do not deem the law to permit general strikes of all unions to not only pressure their employers, but primarily to pressure the Government in this Parliament. Unions can only operate effectively when they are given full freedom to organise, assemble, and negotiate, and the current law is a harsh repression of this right. Therefore, we request that the Hutori First Party reconsiders their position on this bill. - Aridai Devine (HS-RO) Hutori Socialists spokesperson for Trade and Industry |
| Date | 00:18:59, December 10, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We cannot support sympathy strikes. In our opinion it should not be allowed at all. The proposed change here would let any unipm go on strike in support of any other union even if they work in comepletely different industries. Letting a union of nurses go on strike in support of a union of say, journalists, just does not make any sense. Rt. Hon. Steve Taylor MP for Glentingham East Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Hutori |
| Date | 13:15:35, December 10, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Socialists | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The suggestion by the Hutori First Party that allowing sympathy strikes "just does not make any sense" is simply misguided. In order for the working class to effectively organise, they must be granted the freedom to strike in solidarity with their fellow workers. When the government is not properly intervening to protect workers, then that can have ramifications for *all* workers, regardless of industry. Hence, complete freedom of secondary strike action is absolutely critical to furthering worker's rights. - Aridai Devine (HS-RO) Hutori Socialists spokesperson for Trade and Industry |
| Date | 14:37:56, December 10, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We completely disagree with the member opposite, and will not support this bill. Rt. Hon. Steve Taylor MP for Glentingham East Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Hutori |
| Date | 00:25:37, December 11, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Socialists | To | Debating the HS-4: Union Power Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I will now proceed the vote on the Union Power Act. - Aridai Devine (HS-RO) Hutori Socialists spokesperson for Trade and Industry |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 107 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 98 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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