SB 112-13: Protect Workers, Not Labor Act (Passed)

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROTECT WORKERS, NOT LABOR ACT

1. No collective bargaining agreement or employment contract entered into in Atlasia shall be permitted to prioritize layoffs, promotions, hirings, firings, or any other bargaining term based upon any protected class status protecting by federal law. Any existing agreement or contract that violates this act is hereby declared to be against the public policy of Atlasia and is null and void.

2. No labor organisation shall limit the right of any member thereof to institute an action in any court, or in a proceeding before any administrative agency, irrespective of whether or not the labor organisation or its officers are named as defendants or respondents in such action or proceeding, or the right of any member of a labor organisation to appear as a witness in any judicial, administrative, or legislative proceeding, or to petition any legislature or to communicate with any legislator, provided that:

A. Any such member may be required to exhaust reasonable hearing procedures (but not to exceed a four (4) month lapse of time) within such organisation, before instituting legal or administrative proceedings against such organizations or any officer thereof; and

B. No interested employer shall directly or indirectly finance, encourage, or participate in, except as a party, any such action, proceeding, appearance, or petition.

3. No member of any labor organisation may be fined, suspended, expelled, or otherwise disciplined except for nonpayment of dues by such organisation or by any officer thereof.

4. In any election conducted pursuant to federal law for the certification or decertification of a union as an exclusive bargaining unit, the right of the workers to vote in such election by Australian ballot (aka secret ballot) shall not be infringed; and no such certification or decertification of a union as an exclusive bargaining unit shall occur except upon the affirmative vote by a majority of such workers, by Australian ballot.

5. Any provision of the constitution and bylaws of any labor organisation that is inconsistent with the provisions of this section shall be of no force or effect.

6. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date this legislation is passed.

Sponsor: Muaddib

Debate is now open on this bill.

[Mr. Reactionary]

I think I see what my colleague is proposing here. This bill:

Protects union workers from discrimination in tenure based in race

Protects union workers from being censored or expelled by unions for legally protected speech

And protects the right of workers to have secret ballot elections when deciding on exvlusive bargaining unit representation.

Sounds very pro worker to me.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

The welfare of the worker is what matters. This bill seeks to make that more of a reality. For instance the importance of an Australian ballot. It is a key to providing protections to individuals from vindictive reprisals, especially for those who are thinking for ones self and coming to a different conclusion.

[Mr. Reactionary]

I think we all know where we stand on this. I move we proceed to a final vote. 24 hours for objections.

[WD]

Objection

[Mr. Reactionary]

Cloture vote is now open lasting 48 hours or until everyone has voted, whichever occurs soonest.

[West_Midlander]

aye on cloture

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye on cloture

[West_Midlander]

Objection

Care to give a reason why you’re wasting the Senate’s time?

[Devout Centrist]

Nay

[S019]

Nay

[Senator-elect Spark]

Aye

[SevenEleven]

Nay.

[WD]

Nay

[PPT Spiral]

Nay

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

nay

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Aye

[Saint Milei]

Aye

[Utah Neolib]

Aye

[GregTheGreat657]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

[OSR stands with Israel]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

About a day left. Reminder to Blairite, AFE, and Solid to vote.

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

Nay

[FT-02 Senator A.F.E. 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Nay