“This bill is a good idea”
Labor Rights Act of 2023
Rationale
Strengthening trade union rights ensures fair wages and safer workplaces by empowering workers to negotiate directly with employers.
This small, single-article law will empower workers to seek out better conditions and just treatment in the workplace directly.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trade Union Rights |
Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)
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Full collective bargaining and strike rights
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Trade Union RightsProposer
Party
Forward Broadlands
Forward Broadlands is a progressive, centre-left party committed to building a fairer, more prosperous and more united Broadlands. We believe in strong public services, decent work, opportunity for every community, and an economy that works for ordinary people.
Core pillars
James Dalton
Activist · Age 27
A fast-rising policy wonk with a sharp eye for media narratives, he began as a parliamentary researcher before leveraging his academic rigor and knack for pragmatic solutions into a meteoric rise within the party’s inner circle.
Timeline
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Draft9 September 2023
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Vote Open9 September 2023
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Vote Closed8 November 2023
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Became Law8 November 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House of Representatives
PassedFor: 247 / 435 seats (56.8%)
Against: 145 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 43
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadlands Democrats | 0 | No | We support workers' rights, but this proposal goes too far and risks undermining economic stability and essential services. |
| Forward Broadlands Proposer | 60 | Yes | No reason given |
| Homeland Union | 60 | No | We cannot agree on this. |
| Pax Americana | 85 | No | the current legislation is fine |
| People's Revolutionary Communist Front | 72 | Yes | Yes, it's a great bill! |
| Progressive Reform | 115 | Yes | This bill is a good idea |
Senate
PassedFor: 47 / 100 seats (47.0%)
Against: 39 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadlands Democrats | 0 | No | We support workers' rights, but this proposal goes too far and risks undermining economic stability and essential services. |
| Forward Broadlands Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Homeland Union | 0 | No | We cannot agree on this. |
| Pax Americana | 39 | No | the current legislation is fine |
| People's Revolutionary Communist Front | 0 | Yes | Yes, it's a great bill! |
| Progressive Reform | 47 | Yes | This bill is a good idea |
| Empty seats | 6 | Not voted |
Presidency
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Reform | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“the current legislation is fine”
“Yes, it's a great bill!”
“We support workers' rights, but this proposal goes too far and risks undermining economic stability and essential services.”
“We cannot agree on this.”