Legislative Bill · Broadlands
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Economic Democracy Reform Act of 2024

Failing
passing in 0 of 2 chambers
Opened
23 Mar 2024
Voting closes
22 May 2024
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These changes reduce inequality, improve work-life balance, and curb corporate excess while empowering workers through stronger rights and ownership.

Proposed Changes

1

Banking & Financial Regulation
Previous law
Deregulated financial centre
Capital controls, separated retail/investment banking

2

Maximum Working Hours
Previous law
40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls
Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)

3

Minimum Wage Policy
Previous law
Basic minimum wage
Maximum wage cap (no one may earn more than 10x the lowest-paid worker)

4

Right to Strike
Previous law
Protected with a lawful ballot
Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action

5

Trade Union Rights
Previous law
Full collective bargaining and strike rights
All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives

Timeline

  • Draft
    23 March 2024


  • Vote Open
    23 March 2024


  • Vote Closed
    22 May 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    22 May 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Failed
94Yes 263No 62Abstained 16Not voted 435 seats

For: 94 / 435 seats (21.6%)

Against: 263 · Abstained: 62 · Not voted: 16

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 26.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Broadlands Social Democrats 35 No
Green Social Union 25 No
Homeland Union 83 No
Pax Americana 120 No
People's Revolutionary Communist Front Proposer 94 Yes
Progressive Reform 62 Abstain

Senate

Failed
16Yes 44No 15Abstained 25Not voted 100 seats

For: 16 / 100 seats (16.0%)

Against: 44 · Abstained: 15 · Not voted: 25

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 26.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Broadlands Social Democrats 0 No
Green Social Union 0 No
Homeland Union 20 No
Pax Americana 24 No
People's Revolutionary Communist Front Proposer 16 Yes
Progressive Reform 15 Abstain
Empty seats 6 Not voted

Presidency

Passed
0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Green Social Union
Voted March 28, 2024
No

“We cannot support capital controls and are leaning against a socialist economy.”

Homeland Union
Voted March 27, 2024
No

“This law would cause a complete abolition of the free market!”

Pax Americana
Voted March 25, 2024
No

“some communism this is - others should work for your abundance is it?”

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