Legislative Bill · Northsea
Passed

Economic Sovereignty And Worker Rights Act of 2022

Proposed by North Sea Workers' Alliance · fronted by James Pearson
Passing
in the National Assembly
Opened
31 Oct 2022
Voting closes
30 Dec 2022
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These reforms restore fairness: stronger banks protect deposits, tighter consumer rights curb profiteering, public ownership secures essential services, robust strike rights defend workers, and breaking monopolies fosters real competition.

Proposed Changes

1

Banking & Financial Regulation
Previous law
Strong prudential oversight
Capital controls, separated retail/investment banking

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

Public Ownership of Key Industries
Previous law
Privatise and lightly regulate
Nationalise all key utilities and transport

4

Right to Strike
Previous law
Protected with a lawful ballot
Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action

5

Competition & Monopolies
Previous law
Permissive on mergers and scale
Proactively break up dominant firms

Timeline

  • Draft
    31 October 2022


  • Vote Open
    31 October 2022


  • Vote Closed
    30 December 2022


  • Became Law
    30 December 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

National Assembly

Passed
64Yes 30No 6Not voted 100 seats

For: 64 / 100 seats (64.0%)

Against: 30 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 6

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 68.1%)
Party Seats Vote
Democratic Socialist Of The Northsea 38 Yes
Liberal Center 30 No
North Sea Workers' Alliance Proposer 26 Yes

Voting record

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

Liberal Center
Voted Nov. 13, 2022
No

“Against because they would give the government too much control over businesses and workers, increase bureaucracy and potentially reduce competition and economic freedom”

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