“This bill protects working people. Hard rent caps shield families from being priced out of their homes. A 35-hour week respects health and human dignity over endless productivity demands. A high living wage ensures work pays for a decent life—something every laborer deserves.”
Workers' Rights & Economic Justice Act of 2021
Rationale
These sweeping reforms address extreme inequality by protecting housing, labor rights, and democracy from corporate exploitation while prioritizing public health and safety.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rent Control |
Rent increases capped to inflation
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Hard caps on rents
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| 2 | Maximum Working Hours |
40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls
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35-hour weekly maximum
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| 3 | Minimum Wage Policy |
Basic minimum wage
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High living wage
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| 4 | Marijuana Policy |
Medical-only (prescription/caregiver card; licensed dispensaries)
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Legalization (age 21; licensed retail; THC tax; roadside impairment tests)
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| 5 | Lobbying & Political Donations |
Disclosure rules, few limits
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Ban corporate/union donations, public-only funding
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Rent Control2
Maximum Working Hours3
Minimum Wage Policy4
Marijuana Policy5
Lobbying & Political DonationsProposer
Party
Gothic Socialist Group
The Gothic Socialist Group forges a new dawn where the fortress of capital crumbles and the harvest of labor feeds the many not the few.
Core pillars
Helmut Möller
Activist · Age 31
A decorated military strategist turned policy architect, Helmut Möller combines sharp tactical insight with an unwavering belief in institutions that serve the many rather than the few.
Timeline
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Draft15 January 2021
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Vote Open15 January 2021
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Vote Closed16 March 2021
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Did Not Become Law16 March 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Rikstag
FailedFor: 459 / 349 seats (131.5%)
Against: 540 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Radical Federation | 124 | Yes | This act would support the working population of the state and ensure their maximum civic freedoms. |
| Ecologist And Social-Liberal Union | 118 | No | A 35-hour week would destroy the economy and producitivity. |
| Gothic Socialist Group Proposer | 221 | Yes | No reason given |
| Homeland - Gothic National Association | 165 | No | The only merit this has is its legalization of certain substances, but the rest of it is communist drivel! |
| Liberal Democrats | 257 | No | unsound economic policy |
| The People's Unity Front | 114 | Yes | This bill protects working people. Hard rent caps shield families from being priced out of their homes. A 35-hour week respects health and human dignity over endless productivity demands. A high living wage ensures work pays for a decent life—something every laborer deserves. |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“A 35-hour week would destroy the economy and producitivity.”
“unsound economic policy”
“The only merit this has is its legalization of certain substances, but the rest of it is communist drivel!”
“This act would support the working population of the state and ensure their maximum civic freedoms.”