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Bill: Bill LP-041: Union Power Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Hutori
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: April 5097
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, It is time to give the workers the choice of whether or not they want to belong to a union. Changing our policies on closed shops and union shops will allow us to do this. Samuel Asper MP for Carter City West Minister of Trade and Industry |
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:: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Current: Only open shops are legal.
Proposed: Agency shops are legal, but closed shops and union shops are not.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 124 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 142 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 39 |
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