“These policies will protect the working class from sustaining injuries or sickness while on the job, and will support displaced workers.”
Workplace Rights And Protections Act of 2024
Rationale
Stronger protections are needed to prevent workplace accidents and support displaced workers during economic shifts
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Workplace Safety |
Statutory safety standards enforced by a labour inspectorate
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Strict standards, frequent unannounced inspections, heavy fines
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| 2 | Severance & Redundancy Pay |
Statutory severance for long-serving staff
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Generous severance scaled to years of service, plus a mandatory retraining offer
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Workplace Safety2
Severance & Redundancy PayProposer
Party
People’s Democratic Front
We are a left-wing movement, where we protect the proletariat from capitalist vipers and defend their rights and freedoms; we are Marxists and believe in social communism
Core pillars
Nigel Brennan
Activist · Age 25
A sharp-witted communications strategist with a PhD in political theory, Nigel Brennan cut his teeth debating policy in university lecture halls before becoming a vocal advocate for economic justice, wielding op-eds and viral social media campaigns like a scalpel.
Timeline
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Draft26 September 2024
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Vote Open26 September 2024
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Vote Closed25 November 2024
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Became Law25 November 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Worker's Congress
PassedFor: 9 / 100 seats (9.0%)
Against: 8 · Abstained: 48 · Not voted: 35
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| People’s Democratic Front Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Progessive Reform | 48 | Abstain | I am not sure yet. I kind of support it and kind of don't. |
| Trotskyist Union | 9 | Yes | These policies will protect the working class from sustaining injuries or sickness while on the job, and will support displaced workers. |
| Unitary Alliance | 8 | No | This can not stand we highly oppose this |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“This can not stand we highly oppose this”
“I am not sure yet. I kind of support it and kind of don't.”