HB 28-22: The Walter Reuther & Cesar Chavez Solidarity Act (Debating)

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

A BILL

Be it enacted in both houses of Congress Assembled,

The Walter Reuther & Cesar Chavez Solidarity Act

Section 1:No Fire

1A.) It is hereby unlawful for any employer to fire or discipline any employee for joining a trade union, encouraging colleagues to join a union or attempting to form a union or organize within their workplace.

1B.) Any employer found guilty of breaching Section 1A shall be fined $5,000 after the first breach, $10,000 after the second breach and an additional $20,000 for each subsequent breach.

1C.) The Attorney General shall have the authority to introduce additional fines on companies found to breaching this regulation on successive occasions.

Section 2: Recognition

2A.) A union shall be recognized within any workplace providing that more than 50% of employees submit a signed affirmation in favor of unionization.

2B.) If less than 50% but more than 30% of employees submit a signed affirmation in favor of unionization then a secret ballot shall be held by employees on whether to unionize.

2C.) These signed affirmations may only be publicly accessible in an anonymous manner. No individual workers may be identified by signing an affirmation

Section 3: Solidarity Forever

3A.) Solidarity Strikes, or secondary strikes are hereby legal- under the provision that a ballot of union members is held with more than 50% voting in favor.

Section 4: Farm Workers are Workers

4A.) The National Labor Relations Act 1935 is hereby amended to include farm workers, and no limit shall be placed upon them

Section 5: Level Playing Field

5A.) No employer shall be allowed to limit, control or deny access for their employees to discuss or meet with their union representatives.

5B.) Employers shall not be allowed to use company resources to fund or provide literature or promotional material which encourages their employees not to join, except during a permitted election under section 2B, where a spending limit shall be approved by the National Labor Relations board

5C.) It is hereby illegal for an employer to use any form of surveillance to monitor, track or disrupt the lawful activities of union officials within the workplace.

Section 6: The room where it happens.

6A.) All public limited companies shall have at least 1 trade union appointed official as a sitting and voting member of their board of directors.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Sponsor: None
Status: Awaiting Sponsorship

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

I can sponsor this

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Members have 24 hours to object to the sponsorship of razze.

[Left Wing]

Bumping this for you guys so it doesn’t get abandoned on the second page.

[OBD]

Re-bumping. Can we get some commentary here?

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

This bill will strengthen unions and allow our country's workers to have security in their work and careers. It will allow extend protections to farm workers. I'm glad this bill is named after two of Atlasia's greatest citizens - Walter Reuther and César Chávez - whose legacy we ought to honor by approving of this bill and sending it to the President's desk.

[Dr. MB]

I'm all for this. Hope it passes with unanimous consent.

[Left Wing]

So... final vote?

[lfromnj]

Overregulating labor bill giving way too much power on the union side.

[KaiserDave]

Overregulating labor bill giving way too much power on the union side.

Wonderful news

[Dr. MB]

So... final vote?

Yeah I'll motion for a final vote.

[Left Wing]

24 hours to object

[Left Wing]

A final vote is now open on this legislation

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[lfromnj]

Nay

[Continential]

Aye

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Aye

[Sirius_]

Aye

[Talleyrand]

Aye

[Left Wing]

This has the votes to pass, 24 hours to change your vote

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

AYE

[Left Wing]

By a vote of 6-1-0-2 this passes the house.

[Left Wing]

A BILL

Be it enacted in both houses of Congress Assembled,

The Walter Reuther & Cesar Chavez Solidarity Act

Section 1:No Fire

1A.) It is hereby unlawful for any employer to fire or discipline any employee for joining a trade union, encouraging colleagues to join a union or attempting to form a union or organize within their workplace.

1B.) Any employer found guilty of breaching Section 1A shall be fined $5,000 after the first breach, $10,000 after the second breach and an additional $20,000 for each subsequent breach.

1C.) The Attorney General shall have the authority to introduce additional fines on companies found to breaching this regulation on successive occasions.

Section 2: Recognition

2A.) A union shall be recognized within any workplace providing that more than 50% of employees submit a signed affirmation in favor of unionization.

2B.) If less than 50% but more than 30% of employees submit a signed affirmation in favor of unionization then a secret ballot shall be held by employees on whether to unionize.

2C.) These signed affirmations may only be publicly accessible in an anonymous manner. No individual workers may be identified by signing an affirmation

Section 3: Solidarity Forever

3A.) Solidarity Strikes, or secondary strikes are hereby legal- under the provision that a ballot of union members is held with more than 50% voting in favor.

Section 4: Farm Workers are Workers

4A.) The National Labor Relations Act 1935 is hereby amended to include farm workers, and no limit shall be placed upon them

Section 5: Level Playing Field

5A.) No employer shall be allowed to limit, control or deny access for their employees to discuss or meet with their union representatives.

5B.) Employers shall not be allowed to use company resources to fund or provide literature or promotional material which encourages their employees not to join, except during a permitted election under section 2B, where a spending limit shall be approved by the National Labor Relations board

5C.) It is hereby illegal for an employer to use any form of surveillance to monitor, track or disrupt the lawful activities of union officials within the workplace.

Section 6: The room where it happens.

6A.) All public limited companies shall have at least 1 trade union appointed official as a sitting and voting member of their board of directors.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

People's House of Representatives
Passed 6-1-0-2 in the People's House of Representatives