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Bill: Labor Democracy Platform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Workers Union
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: December 2309
Description[?]:
| We have consistently supported a society restructured on the basis of competition and worker solidarity. We will not be shaken from that belief. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions are illegal.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:46:56, November 05, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Royalist Party | To | Debating the Labor Democracy Platform |
| Message | People should have the right to opt out of their trade union, and we don't understand WHAT you're trying to achieve with Article One. Nay. |
| Date | 03:10:12, November 05, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Labor Democracy Platform |
| Message | Labor democracy, of course. Competition between worker owned cooperatives is an entirely desirable goal. |
| Date | 04:03:52, November 05, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Royalist Party | To | Debating the Labor Democracy Platform |
| Message | Well, we support that, but again, we feel the option to opt out of trade unions is far more important. We still vote nay. |
| Date | 13:03:30, November 05, 2006 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Labor Democracy Platform |
| Message | This bill is too totaltarian. |
| Date | 15:21:17, November 05, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Labour Party | To | Debating the Labor Democracy Platform |
| Message | To the first article - no, but the second and third - yes. But we still will vote yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 118 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 102 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 81 |
| Random fact: Real-life places should not be referenced in Particracy. |
| Random quote: "The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves." - Henry Kissinger |