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Bill: UCA Industrial Relations Manifesto
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Liberal Alliance
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: May 2321
Description[?]:
| We only voted against the FMP proposal because it took away public employees right to strike altogether, which we could not support. Yes they should have to ensure an minimal level of service, but they still should have the right to strike. Also, whilst not in favour of secondary strike action, we don't feel we can ban it, but should instead limit it to closely related unions. We therefore submit this alternative proposal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 2
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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:30:58, November 27, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the UCA Industrial Relations Manifesto |
| Message | Although Article 2 is more lenient towards unions than we'd like. |
| Date | 01:17:33, November 28, 2006 CET | From | National Fasco-Communist Order | To | Debating the UCA Industrial Relations Manifesto |
| Message | We're torn... we believe Article 1 is absolutely necessary, but we can't stand Article 1. |
| Date | 03:49:16, November 28, 2006 CET | From | National Fasco-Communist Order | To | Debating the UCA Industrial Relations Manifesto |
| Message | Article 3 is absolutley neccessary, rather. |
| Date | 09:36:53, November 28, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the UCA Industrial Relations Manifesto |
| Message | In what way do you not like article1? Obviously people should be free as far as possible to strike, but we dislike unions going on strike for no reason simply 'in support' of others. This article recognises that if you have for example 2 postal unions and one goes on strike, the other may have legitimate cause for striking as well and should be permitted to, but that a sailors union for example would have no reason to join them except in the vague idea of sympathy which leads to general strikes and chaos!! (I know it's a little illiberal but...!) As FMP for article 2, I though it was more stringent than the current one. At present, for a union to strike it has to have a majority from all that vote, - that could be 3 people in the executive committee - this law would propose ensuring that all members are ballotted and that a majority of all members is required for a strike - this makes it harder to go on strike. |
| Date | 22:22:27, November 28, 2006 CET | From | National Fasco-Communist Order | To | Debating the UCA Industrial Relations Manifesto |
| Message | People should be able to strike for whatever reason they want at any time. It's basic TLP principles. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 261 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 40 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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