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Gig Worker Rights And Union …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Gig Worker Rights And Union Limits Act of 2017

Proposed by Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) · fronted by Malcolm Carter

Opened

13 Jun 2017

Voting closes

12 Aug 2017

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

2 changes

Rationale

These changes modernize labor laws to balance worker protections with economic stability, ensuring fair wages and benefits while preventing disruptive strikes that harm public services and the economy.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Gig Economy & Platform Workers	Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers		Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
2	Trade Union Rights	Full collective bargaining and strike rights		Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)

1

Gig Economy & Platform Workers

Previous law

Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers

Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)

2

Trade Union Rights

Previous law

Full collective bargaining and strike rights

Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)

Proposer

Party

Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)

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Core pillars

Malcolm Carter

Activist · Age 52

14,509 social followers

A former investigative journalist turned political operator, Malcolm Carter built his reputation exposing corruption in local politics, his relentless integrity and strategic media savvy making him a trusted voice in high-stakes battles.

🌟 Idealist 🛡️ Incorruptible 📺 Media Savvy 🏙️ Street Smart

Timeline

Draft

13 June 2017
Vote Open

13 June 2017
Vote Closed

12 August 2017
Became Law

12 August 2017

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

79Yes 13No 8Not voted 100 seats

For: 79 / 100 seats (79.0%)

Against: 13 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 8

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 85.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) Proposer	79	Yes	No reason given
Modern Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	13	No	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

362Yes 49No 24Not voted 435 seats

For: 362 / 435 seats (83.2%)

Against: 49 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 24

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 88.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) Proposer	362	Yes	No reason given
Modern Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	49	No	No reason given
Empty seats	103	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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