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Bill: Trade Union Act 4652
Details
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: July 4653
Description[?]:
| Trade unions are ultimately detrimental to the majority of the people of Solentia, this act does what should have been done for hundreds of years, and severely kerbs the power of the trade unions once and for all. |
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:: Agency shops are legal, but closed shops and union shops are not.
Current: Only open shops are legal.
Proposed: Only open shops are legal.
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: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:12:10, October 20, 2019 CET | From |  Paleoconservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Trade Union Act 4652 |
| Message | Too much tampering with free markets. |
| Date | 19:45:25, October 20, 2019 CET | From | Whigs | To | Debating the Trade Union Act 4652 |
| Message | The only thing tampering with free markets here are trade unions stopping people from being able to access services |
| Date | 12:19:16, October 21, 2019 CET | From | Majatran Socialist Ba'ath Party | To | Debating the Trade Union Act 4652 |
| Message | Unions are required for workers rights. |
| Date | 12:27:42, October 21, 2019 CET | From | Whigs | To | Debating the Trade Union Act 4652 |
| Message | What about the rights of the consumer? Some workers may not be able to get to work if transport workers go on strike. If farmers go on strike then there would be no food. The list goes on. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 100 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 89 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 311 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
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