Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Worker Reforms of 2012

Proposed by Leftist League · fronted by Manon Leroy

Opened

11 Feb 2012

Voting closes

11 Apr 2012

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

4 changes

Rationale

These changes aim to improve worker well-being, family life, and economic fairness by reducing labor exploitation, strengthening democracy at work, supporting child-rearing, and enabling earlier retirement.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Trade Union Rights	Full collective bargaining and strike rights	All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives
2	Parental Leave Policy	Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)	Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them
3	Retirement Age Policy	Retirement at 65	Retirement at 55
4	Maximum Working Hours	48-hour weekly maximum	35-hour weekly maximum

1

Trade Union Rights

Previous law

Full collective bargaining and strike rights

All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives

2

Parental Leave Policy

Previous law

Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)

Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them

3

Retirement Age Policy

Previous law

Retirement at 65

Retirement at 55

4

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

48-hour weekly maximum

35-hour weekly maximum

Proposer

Party

Leftist League

We fight for the liberation of working peoples, a unifying national identity, and equality for all.

Core pillars

Manon Leroy

Activist · Age 41

999 social followers

A firebrand for the working people. We shall reclaim Charlemont.

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Timeline

Draft

11 February 2012
Vote Open

11 February 2012
Vote Closed

11 April 2012
Did Not Become Law

11 April 2012

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

31Yes 172No 145Not voted 348 seats

For: 31 / 348 seats (8.9%)

Against: 172 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 145

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 15.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	12	Yes	No reason given
Cdoc - Christian Democrats Of Charlemon	43	No	No reason given
Christian Distributists	18	No	No reason given
Leftist League Proposer	19	Yes	No reason given
The Constitutionalists	111	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Failed

59Yes 294No 224Not voted 577 seats

For: 59 / 577 seats (10.2%)

Against: 294 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 224

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 16.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	31	Yes	No reason given
Cdoc - Christian Democrats Of Charlemon	68	No	No reason given
Christian Distributists	26	No	No reason given
Leftist League Proposer	28	Yes	No reason given
The Constitutionalists	200	No	No reason given
Empty seats	17	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)

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