Workplace And Consumer Rights Act of 2020 - Marianne

Rationale

A Bipartisan bill to strengthen workers' rights, consumer protections, and democratic freedoms by removing unnecessary restrictions for fairer, safer, and more responsive society.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Right to Strike	Protected with a lawful ballot	Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action
2	Consumer Protection	Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards	Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
3	Mobile Phones in Schools	Restricted to break times	Left to teacher discretion
4	Right to Protest	Right to protest with prior notice	Unrestricted right to assemble

1

Right to Strike

Previous law

Protected with a lawful ballot

Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action

2

Consumer Protection

Previous law

Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards

Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

3

Mobile Phones in Schools

Previous law

Restricted to break times

Left to teacher discretion

4

Right to Protest

Previous law

Right to protest with prior notice

Unrestricted right to assemble

Proposer

Party

Democrats (D)

The Democratic-Socialist Party is a center-left movement of leaders who weave futures from labor and liberty while guarding the gates of progress.

Core pillars

AB

Arthur Bertrand

Activist · Age 42

10,319 social followers

A smooth-talking strategist with an eye for opportunity, he trades favors like currency and leaves no doubt about which side he’ll be on when the tide turns.

🚀 Ambitious ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

29 April 2020
Vote Open

29 April 2020
Withdrawn

21 May 2020
Never Became Law

21 May 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

0Yes 161No 187Not voted 348 seats

For: 0 / 348 seats (0.0%)

Against: 161 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 187

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Democrats (D) Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
The Greens Of Marianne	0	Yes	We support this bill.
The Marianne Liberty Alliance	72	No	We need balance in labor-relations in order to deter bad actors on both sides as well as corruption. This bill crosses that line into rent-seeking, harming both the economy and workers.
The National Refoundation Front	89	No	This bill introduces dangerous threats to public order and economic stability. Establishing a totally unconditional right to strike, including solidarity action, alongside a right to assemble without any prior notification, amounts to legalizing disorder and paralyzing the nation's activity without the slightest guarantee of accountability. Furthermore, imposing excessive multi-year warranties and no-quibble refunds on consumer goods directly undermines the entrepreneurial fabric and small businesses, which are already subjected to too many constraints. Freedom cannot exist without a framework of order and shared responsibilities.
The People Vanguard	0	Yes	we support the reforms.

National Assembly

Failed

0Yes 273No 304Not voted 577 seats

For: 0 / 577 seats (0.0%)

Against: 273 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 304

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Democrats (D) Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
The Greens Of Marianne	0	Yes	We support this bill.
The Marianne Liberty Alliance	188	No	We need balance in labor-relations in order to deter bad actors on both sides as well as corruption. This bill crosses that line into rent-seeking, harming both the economy and workers.
The National Refoundation Front	85	No	This bill introduces dangerous threats to public order and economic stability. Establishing a totally unconditional right to strike, including solidarity action, alongside a right to assemble without any prior notification, amounts to legalizing disorder and paralyzing the nation's activity without the slightest guarantee of accountability. Furthermore, imposing excessive multi-year warranties and no-quibble refunds on consumer goods directly undermines the entrepreneurial fabric and small businesses, which are already subjected to too many constraints. Freedom cannot exist without a framework of order and shared responsibilities.
The People Vanguard	0	Yes	we support the reforms.

Presidency

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Voting record

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

The Marianne Liberty Alliance

Voted May 20, 2020

No

“We need balance in labor-relations in order to deter bad actors on both sides as well as corruption. This bill crosses that line into rent-seeking, harming both the economy and workers.”

The People Vanguard

Voted May 17, 2020

Yes

“we support the reforms.”

The National Refoundation Front

Voted May 4, 2020

No

“This bill introduces dangerous threats to public order and economic stability. Establishing a totally unconditional right to strike, including solidarity action, alongside a right to assemble without any prior notification, amounts to legalizing disorder and paralyzing the nation's activity without the slightest guarantee of accountability. Furthermore, imposing excessive multi-year warranties and no-quibble refunds on consumer goods directly undermines the entrepreneurial fabric and small businesses, which are already subjected to too many constraints. Freedom cannot exist without a framework of order and shared responsibilities.”

The Greens Of Marianne

Voted April 30, 2020

Yes

“We support this bill.”