“unions need to stay banned”
Basic Rights Act of 2023
Rationale
These reforms protect children’s development, ensure fair wages, and balance worker rights with the continued deregulation of our economy
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Child Labour Law |
No age restrictions on employment whatsoever
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Children may work from age 10 (limited hours during school terms)
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| 2 | Maximum Working Hours |
Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)
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40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls
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| 3 | Minimum Wage Policy |
No minimum wage
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Basic minimum wage
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| 4 | Trade Union Rights |
Trade unions illegal; organizers face imprisonment
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Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)
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Child Labour Law2
Maximum Working Hours3
Minimum Wage Policy4
Trade Union RightsTimeline
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Draft27 July 2023
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Vote Open27 July 2023
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Vote Closed25 September 2023
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Did Not Become Law25 September 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House Of Commons
PassedFor: 177 / 240 seats (73.8%)
Against: 49 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 25 | Yes | Good balance here. Lifting the rigid 28-hour mandate gives businesses much-needed breathing room, and protecting basic association rights is just good policy. |
| Iron Pillars | 23 | No | I like everything but the trade unions those need to stay banned. |
| Labour | 65 | Yes | WHO THE HELL DESTROYED THE FRICKING PROTECTION STRUCTURE WE BUILT STEP BY STEP? |
| National Conservative | 26 | No | unions need to stay banned |
| Technocratic Union Proposer | 87 | Yes | No reason given |
House Of Representatives
PassedFor: 22 / 48 seats (45.8%)
Against: 19 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 7
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | Yes | Good balance here. Lifting the rigid 28-hour mandate gives businesses much-needed breathing room, and protecting basic association rights is just good policy. |
| Iron Pillars | 10 | No | I like everything but the trade unions those need to stay banned. |
| Labour | 5 | Yes | WHO THE HELL DESTROYED THE FRICKING PROTECTION STRUCTURE WE BUILT STEP BY STEP? |
| National Conservative | 9 | No | unions need to stay banned |
| Technocratic Union Proposer | 17 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 16 | Not voted |
Prime Minister
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pillars | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“I like everything but the trade unions those need to stay banned.”
“Good balance here. Lifting the rigid 28-hour mandate gives businesses much-needed breathing room, and protecting basic association rights is just good policy.”
“WHO THE HELL DESTROYED THE FRICKING PROTECTION STRUCTURE WE BUILT STEP BY STEP?”