Labor And Economic Rights Act of 2018
Proposed by Trade Union Congress
Failing
blocked by Presidency
Opened
20 Jun 2018
Voting closes
19 Aug 2018
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
5 changes
Rationale
These changes restore fundamental freedoms and economic fairness by eliminating excessive restrictions that disproportionately harm workers and communities.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right to Protest |
Permitted but regulated (noise/disruption limits)
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Unrestricted right to assemble
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| 2 | 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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| 3 | Minimum Wage Policy |
Basic minimum wage
|
High living wage
|
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| 4 | Competition & Monopolies |
Active competition enforcement
|
Proactively break up dominant firms
|
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| 5 | Right to Strike |
Protected with a lawful ballot
|
Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action
|
1
Right to ProtestPrevious law
Permitted but regulated (noise/disruption limits)
Unrestricted right to assemble
2
Trade Union RightsPrevious law
Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)
Full collective bargaining and strike rights
3
Minimum Wage PolicyPrevious law
Basic minimum wage
High living wage
4
Competition & MonopoliesPrevious law
Active competition enforcement
Proactively break up dominant firms
5
Right to StrikePrevious law
Protected with a lawful ballot
Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action
Timeline
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Draft20 June 2018
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Vote Open20 June 2018
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Vote Closed19 August 2018
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Did Not Become Law19 August 2018
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
Failed
0Yes
100No
0Not voted
100 seats
For: 0 / 100 seats (0.0%)
Against: 100 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 79 | No | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 8 | No | No reason given |
| Labour | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| National Reform | 13 | No | No reason given |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Trade Union Congress Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 26 | Not voted |
House of Representatives
Failed
0Yes
435No
0Not voted
435 seats
For: 0 / 435 seats (0.0%)
Against: 435 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 362 | No | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 24 | No | No reason given |
| Labour | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| National Reform | 49 | No | No reason given |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Trade Union Congress Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 103 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 1 | No | No reason given |