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Bill: Workers Rights Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Worker’s 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: October 4710
Description[?]:
| A Bill to protect worker’s rights in the work place |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 68
Current: 65
Proposed: 60
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy on employee representation on corporate boards
Old value:: No employee representation is required on corporate boards
Current: One third of corporate boards must consist of employees
Proposed: One third of corporate boards must consist of employees
Article 4
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: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:57:33, February 11, 2020 CET | From | Socialist Worker’s Party | To | Debating the Workers Rights Bill |
| Message | The Debate is open for 12 Hours |
| Date | 01:17:45, February 13, 2020 CET | From |  Dolgavas Konservatīvā Partei (DKP) | To | Debating the Workers Rights Bill |
| Message | This will severely hurt our economy Thank You |
| Date | 16:56:09, February 14, 2020 CET | From | Socialist Worker’s Party | To | Debating the Workers Rights Bill |
| Message | How will this hurt our economy, and workers should be the priority. They need to be protected. And this government is refusing to do so! We need a government that will take action on the issues facing the working class, and this government won’t! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 485 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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