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Bill: Strike Vote Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telamon Royalist Party
Status[?]: passed
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: September 2297
Description[?]:
| Currently in our nation, when the workers in an industry or trade wish to strike, the union calling for the strike must recieve a 50%-plus-one-vote majority of the ENITRE MEMBERSHIP before that strike can legally take place. We feel that this inappropriately grants greater power to opposing members than it does to approving members, as it gives them the option to abstain, thus not only in effect voting against the proposal, but possibly nullifying a vote in which a majority of the votes cast are in favour. We feel that non-voters should never have greater power than voters. This bill would change that. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: 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.
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 | 02:37:48, October 11, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Strike Vote Act |
| Message | Yup, this has our support. |
| Date | 11:07:33, October 11, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Royalist Party | To | Debating the Strike Vote Act |
| Message | Good. We'll send it to a vote. |
| Date | 09:46:35, October 12, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Strike Vote Act |
| Message | You realise that this allows the hijacking of union votes by a small number of militant activists (who are often the ones in high positions). Whilst they would be obliged to notify all members it does make it much easier to rig ballots to give the desired result and not to actually represent the majority of union members' interests |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 164 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 111 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
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