Worker Liberty Act of 2023 - Fjordheim

Rationale

Protesting is a core pillar of democracy and should be easier to access. We also want to allow employment of 16 year olds in light work to allow young people to start their lives and make money earlier.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Right to Protest	Permitted but regulated (noise/disruption limits)		Right to protest with prior notice
2	Child Labour Law	No employment of any kind until age 18		Employment permitted from age 16 with restrictions; no work under 16

1

Right to Protest

Previous law

Permitted but regulated (noise/disruption limits)

Right to protest with prior notice

2

Child Labour Law

Previous law

No employment of any kind until age 18

Employment permitted from age 16 with restrictions; no work under 16

Proposer

Party

Socialist Union Of Workers

The Socialist Union of Workers will fight for a green future with workplace democracy, a large welfare system, personal freedom, and large wealth redistribution. We are also in support for LGBTQ, open borders, and feminism.

Core pillars

SM

Søren Moen

Activist · Age 56

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Timeline

Draft

6 September 2023
Vote Open

6 September 2023
Vote Closed

5 November 2023
Became Law

5 November 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Nordting

Passed

25Yes 7No 3Not voted 35 seats

For: 25 / 35 seats (71.4%)

Against: 7 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 3

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 78.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
A Better Fjordheim	8	Yes	Our party supports both civil liberties and personal responsibility. Peaceful protest should remain protected, while reasonable prior notice helps authorities manage safety and disruption. Young people aged 16 and 17 should also be allowed to gain work experience under proper safeguards rather than face a complete employment ban. And for those reasons we vote yes.
ASTER	7	No	The right to protest freely, without noise restrictions standing in the way, is something ASTER would support on its own. But this bill bundles that with lowering the working age to sixteen — a step back from the very principle behind our Equal Steps Education Act: that every child's path runs through learning, not early labor. We can't undo, two weeks later, what we just built. ASTER votes No on the whole, though we'd welcome the protest provision again if it came to us on its own.
Democratic Liberal Platform	3	Yes	Step in the right direction
Movement For Socialism	14	Yes	We support this proposal
Socialist Union Of Workers Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

A Better Fjordheim

Voted Sept. 9, 2023

Yes

“Our party supports both civil liberties and personal responsibility. Peaceful protest should remain protected, while reasonable prior notice helps authorities manage safety and disruption. Young people aged 16 and 17 should also be allowed to gain work experience under proper safeguards rather than face a complete employment ban. And for those reasons we vote yes.”

ASTER

Voted Sept. 8, 2023

No

“The right to protest freely, without noise restrictions standing in the way, is something ASTER would support on its own. But this bill bundles that with lowering the working age to sixteen — a step back from the very principle behind our Equal Steps Education Act: that every child's path runs through learning, not early labor. We can't undo, two weeks later, what we just built. ASTER votes No on the whole, though we'd welcome the protest provision again if it came to us on its own.”

Movement For Socialism

Voted Sept. 7, 2023

Yes

“We support this proposal”

Democratic Liberal Platform

Voted Sept. 6, 2023

Yes

“Step in the right direction”