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Bill: Employees Rights Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kirlawan Popular Front
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: July 2259
Description[?]:
| 1. To allow sympathy action - remember, it still has to be approved in a strike ballot. 2. To encourage the setting up of co-operatives, thus allowing all stakeholders in an enterprise to have a say. |
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: Any trade union can go 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 does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:52:49, July 23, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Party of Kirlawa | To | Debating the Employees Rights Bill |
| Message | no to each especially one yet again if i worked at mcdonalds i should not have the right to strike to support a cause that has nothing to do with my work cituation as for dwc's the current policy of no governement intervention is fine |
| Date | 14:28:17, July 24, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Progressive Party | To | Debating the Employees Rights Bill |
| Message | Article 2 I support. Article 1 I don't (OOC: Ever heard of the Winter of Discontent in Britain?) |
| Date | 20:21:29, July 24, 2006 CET | From | Kirlawan Popular Front | To | Debating the Employees Rights Bill |
| Message | OOC: yup, I am a Brit. Ever heard of the General Strike? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 66 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 447 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 234 |
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