Columbia
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Workplace Standards Modernization Act of …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Workplace Standards Modernization Act of 2009

Proposed by Socialist Alliance · fronted by Harold Williams

Opened

5 Aug 2009

Voting closes

4 Oct 2009

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

2 changes

Rationale

Reducing work hours to 40 with overtime controls improves worker well-being and productivity, while lowering retirement age to 60 supports aging workers' health and economic mobility.
Lowering the retirement age to 60 is the first step of lowering it to 55 years.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Maximum Working Hours	48-hour weekly maximum		40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls
2	Retirement Age Policy	Retirement at 65		Retirement at 60

1

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

48-hour weekly maximum

40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls

2

Retirement Age Policy

Previous law

Retirement at 65

Retirement at 60

Proposer

Party

Socialist Alliance

A movement where labor builds the foundation of a just society

Core pillars

Harold Williams

Activist · Age 51

1,363 social followers

Harold Williams is a fiery union organizer who rose from the factory floors to become a beloved figure in the labor movement, using his working-class roots and natural charisma to rally workers in the fight for fair wages and workplace democracy.

✨ Charismatic 🌟 Idealist 🤝 Loyal 🏙️ Street Smart 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

5 August 2009
Vote Open

5 August 2009
Vote Closed

4 October 2009
Became Law

4 October 2009

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

66Yes 0No 34Not voted 100 seats

For: 66 / 100 seats (66.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 34

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal Democrats	0	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	11	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Alliance Proposer	52	Yes	No reason given
Solidarity	0	Yes	No reason given
Sunrise Movement	3	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

257Yes 0No 178Not voted 435 seats

For: 257 / 435 seats (59.1%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 178

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal Democrats	0	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	37	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Alliance Proposer	132	Yes	No reason given
Solidarity	0	Yes	No reason given
Sunrise Movement	88	Yes	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
Socialist Alliance Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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