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Bill: Union Power Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Aldegar
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: May 2224
Description[?]:
| More power to the Unions! |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 2
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: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:22:24, May 06, 2006 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Union Power Act |
| Message | This legislation would introduce a Marxist tyranny and cripple our economy. We will never support this. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 13:53:23, May 07, 2006 CET | From | Fenner Brockway Socialist Party | To | Debating the Union Power Act |
| Message | We reiterate our support for Article 1 but feel Article 2 may be too prescriptive. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 263 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Culturally Open nations can adopt advisory/non-enforceable Nation Descriptions. See http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6242 |
| Random quote: "The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference." - Ralph Nader |