SB 106-18: Labor Rights Act (Passed)

[Joseph Cao]

AN ACT
To recognize the right to organize

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Labor Rights Act.

Section 2. Right of public workers to organize

Upon passage of this act, the right for public employees to organize and bargain collectively shall not be infringed.

Sponsor: Scott
Status: Debating

72 hours to debate.

[FrancoAgo]

i support this act
it's called sponsor?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

This bill, like the amendment which failed, acknowledges and protects the right of public employees to organize.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

1/10 effort from Scott.

[Joseph Cao]

Is there a particular reason this was reintroduced as a bill rather than as an amendment? The language doesn't strike me as sufficient for whatever this legislation is meant to accomplish if the goal is in fact enforcement of the freedom of public employees to organize and so on.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Yeah, this should’ve been re-introduced as an amendment. Doesn’t seem to really work as an act.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Yeah, this should’ve been re-introduced as an amendment. Doesn’t seem to really work as an act.

They already tried that, which is why they introduced it as legislation.

[Joseph Cao]

i support this act
it's called sponsor?

Oh by the way, Franco, this bill is already sponsored by the President, but if you want you can choose to co-sponsor by saying you'd like to co-sponsor.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Yes, again, the amendment failed. Since public employees fall under the purview of the government, an amendment while preferred is not necessary to achieve similar ends for those workers.

I do maintain that union membership is as valid as the basic freedom of assembly, and membership is optional because unions are not required to represent non-members.

[Joseph Cao]

Yes, again, the amendment failed. Since public employees fall under the purview of the government, an amendment while preferred is not necessary to achieve similar ends for those workers.

Oh, just federal public sector workers, then?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Yes, again, the amendment failed. Since public employees fall under the purview of the government, an amendment while preferred is not necessary to achieve similar ends for those workers.

Oh, just federal public sector workers, then?

Yes.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Requesting a final vote, if no one has anything to add.

[WD]

Motioning for a final vote

[Joseph Cao]

24 hours to object.

[Saint Milei]

Object to the motion.


Public workers are civil servants. They shouldn't have the ability to bargain

[Joseph Cao]

With the objection, a vote is now open on cloture.

Senators have 72 hours to vote; please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

[Senator-elect Spark]

Nay

[WD]

Aye

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[S019]

AYE

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[Kuumo]

Aye

[OBD]

Aye

[If my soul was made of stone]

AYE

[Former President tack50]

Pretty sure that the constitutional amendment we passed a while ago would protect this, but no reason to not further entrench it.

Aye