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Bill: Trade union reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: One Nation Socialist 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 2319
Description[?]:
| Trade unions if too powerful can seriously disrupt economic progress. This bill hopes to ensure that Trade Unions to not have so much influence that this happens. |
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, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
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, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:29:07, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Trade union reform |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 01:30:36, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Trade union reform |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 15:54:22, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Trade union reform |
| Message | I see I do not have to say much on this issue. Why should it be the majority of all members if they vote or not? |
| Date | 19:28:13, November 17, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Trade union reform |
| Message | because then if only a trouble making group of the unions consistentl vote they can abuse their position. However unions must have a genuine reason for going on strike if this bill is passed as it is scrutinised by its members. |
| Date | 21:05:49, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Trade union reform |
| Message | I did look at the law book and companies can still fire those whom they see their strike as unreasonable. That can cut strikes down to striking over real legitament concerns. |
| Date | 00:16:52, November 19, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Trade union reform |
| Message | and if that law was changed by a left-wing union sympathetic party this would ensure the status quo remained the same. We are ouzzled why people are so hesitant to cut the power of the unions, who have it within them to bring governments to their knees, something we don't want to see happening. |
| Date | 17:00:06, November 24, 2006 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Trade union reform |
| Message | We're a reasonable left-wing party, and we would not do such a thing. We believe striking without any reasonable reasons only harms the economy, and therefore should be disenouraged. The GLDS will never advocate to change that law. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 146 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 115 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 234 |
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