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Bill: Voluntary Trade Unionism Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freiheitpartei
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: December 2266
Description[?]:
| It is compulsary for workers to join trade unions. It is also legal for unions to strike without the approval of it's members. This allows Union leaders to use their power to influence democratically elected workers councils. While there should be checks and balances to the Workers Councils, strikes should only occur with the approval of Union Members. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Proposed: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:54:18, August 08, 2006 CET | From |  Communist Party of Saridan | To | Debating the Voluntary Trade Unionism Bill |
| Message | The international Marxist observers requested by the KED see no fault with this bill... |
| Date | 04:19:40, August 09, 2006 CET | From | Anarchista Kommunista Csapat | To | Debating the Voluntary Trade Unionism Bill |
| Message | We can accept the first proposal, but the second is in direct contradiction with the first. We will not support arbitrary enforcments of ballots on the voluantary association of workers. |
| Date | 05:24:52, August 09, 2006 CET | From | Kommunistischen Arbeiterpartei | To | Debating the Voluntary Trade Unionism Bill |
| Message | We agree with our comrades in the ANKP |
| Date | 09:21:54, August 09, 2006 CET | From | Freiheitpartei | To | Debating the Voluntary Trade Unionism Bill |
| Message | Ok, I've now proposed the Neurechnunggewerkschaftsgesetz, (I'm pretty sure that means New Voluntary Trade Union Bill), which removes the second article. |
| Date | 20:42:36, August 09, 2006 CET | From | Partei der Arbeiter | To | Debating the Voluntary Trade Unionism Bill |
| Message | We support the econd article, but not the first |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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