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Labor Rights Enhancement Act of …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Labor Rights Enhancement Act of 2021

Proposed by Green-left Movement · fronted by Arthur Blanc

Opened

9 Jan 2021

Voting closes

10 Mar 2021

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

2 changes

Rationale

These changes ensure fair wages and worker solidarity, addressing income inequality and empowering collective bargaining for economic justice.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Minimum Wage Policy	Basic minimum wage		High living wage
2	Right to Strike	Protected with a lawful ballot		Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action

1

Minimum Wage Policy

Previous law

Basic minimum wage

High living wage

2

Right to Strike

Previous law

Protected with a lawful ballot

Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action

Proposer

Party

Green-left Movement

We plant justice where profits once grew and tend the roots of a society that leaves no one behind.

Core pillars

Arthur Blanc

Activist · Age 62

308,697 social followers

Once a high-flying media executive who walked away from a lucrative career to expose corporate corruption, Arthur Blanc leverages his wealth and sharp media instincts to craft compelling narratives that rally public support for progressive causes.

✨ Charismatic 📺 Media Savvy 🌍 Outsider 💰 Wealthy

Timeline

Draft

9 January 2021
Vote Open

9 January 2021
Vote Closed

10 March 2021
Did Not Become Law

10 March 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

101Yes 147No 100Not voted 348 seats

For: 101 / 348 seats (29.0%)

Against: 147 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 100

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 40.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement Proposer	101	Yes	No reason given
National Front	147	No	This bill would make so people lose more than rights, they will lose jobs! High living wages would collapse small businesses and family owned businesses, while this would give an unrestricted right to strike for Doctors, Police, First Responders, etc. So we must ask: what is the plan when small family owned businesses start going bankrupt, people lose jobs, and people aren’t able to get access to doctors when they are dying or police when they are getting robbed?
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Failed

93Yes 289No 195Not voted 577 seats

For: 93 / 577 seats (16.1%)

Against: 289 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 195

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 24.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement Proposer	93	Yes	No reason given
National Front	289	No	This bill would make so people lose more than rights, they will lose jobs! High living wages would collapse small businesses and family owned businesses, while this would give an unrestricted right to strike for Doctors, Police, First Responders, etc. So we must ask: what is the plan when small family owned businesses start going bankrupt, people lose jobs, and people aren’t able to get access to doctors when they are dying or police when they are getting robbed?
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

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

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
National Front	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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

National Front

Voted Feb. 2, 2021

“This bill would make so people lose more than rights, they will lose jobs! High living wages would collapse small businesses and family owned businesses, while this would give an unrestricted right to strike for Doctors, Police, First Responders, etc. So we must ask: what is the plan when small family owned businesses start going bankrupt, people lose jobs, and people aren’t able to get access to doctors when they are dying or police when they are getting robbed?”