Columbia
Proposals
Worker Cooperative Ownership Act of …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Worker Cooperative Ownership Act of 2015

Proposed by Democratic Peoples Coalition · fronted by Vera Evans

Opened

2 Jul 2015

Voting closes

31 Aug 2015

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Majority worker ownership ensures fairer wages, safer workplaces, and economic democracy, addressing inequality and instability caused by profit-driven enterprises.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Trade Union Rights	Full collective bargaining and strike rights		All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives

1

Trade Union Rights

Previous law

Full collective bargaining and strike rights

All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives

Proposer

Party

Democratic Peoples Coalition

The Democratic Peoples Coalition forges a future where strength flows from shared soil and every hand rebuilds what was broken.

Core pillars

Vera Evans

Activist · Age 38

1,749 social followers

Armed with sharp instincts and a knack for wielding influence, Vera Evans effortlessly navigates the intersection of politics and business, crafting narratives that move the needle and turning street-smart pragmatism into real-world power.

📺 Media Savvy ⚖️ Pragmatist 🏙️ Street Smart 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

2 July 2015
Vote Open

2 July 2015
Vote Closed

31 August 2015
Did Not Become Law

31 August 2015

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

25Yes 52No 23Not voted 100 seats

For: 25 / 100 seats (25.0%)

Against: 52 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 23

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 32.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	11	No	No reason given
Democratic Peoples Coalition Proposer	9	Yes	No reason given
Free Citizens Alliance	19	No	No reason given
Liberal Modernist	15	No	No reason given
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	16	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Of Columbia	7	No	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Failed

78Yes 246No 111Not voted 435 seats

For: 78 / 435 seats (17.9%)

Against: 246 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 111

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 24.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	51	No	No reason given
Democratic Peoples Coalition Proposer	28	Yes	No reason given
Free Citizens Alliance	122	No	No reason given
Liberal Modernist	73	No	No reason given
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	50	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Of Columbia	0	No	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
Liberal Modernist	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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