Bill: Vote Union Protections Act

[JunoAndrist]

A
BILL
To

Amend the Commercial Standards Act​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Union Protections Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. MissAndrist and Rep. Kaiserin_, with feedback from Sen. CaseyLeFaye.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. Kaiserin_.

2 - Reasons
(1) The Commercial Standards Act provides basic, but incomplete protections for employees and their right to unionize, strike, and communicate grievances.
(2) The workers of Redmont are entitled to complete and well-rounded protections to their livelihoods.

3 - Amendments

(1) Section 13, subsection 4 of the Commercial Standards Act shall be created as follows:

"(4) All workers, unionized or not, and whether employed privately or by the government, have the right to discuss, debate, and respectfully communicate their disapproval of employer actions, policy, wages and/or working conditions with both their employers and coworkers, both in a work or non-work setting.
(a) Action to prevent such activity shall be unlawful, and termination for engaging in such activity shall be considered unfair dismissal."

(2) Section 13, subsection 5 of the Commercial Standards Act shall be created as follows:

“(5) All workers, unionized or not, and whether employed privately or by the government, have the right to strike, protest, or abstain from work on the grounds of opposition to employer actions, policy, wages, and/or working conditions.
(a) It is not required to pay a striking worker.
(b) No worker may be dismissed from a government job for taking part in strike action, but the employing government department or agency must be given a notice of 24 hours or more before strike action is taken.
(c) A strike is a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer. ”

(3) Section 14 of the Commercial Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

"14 - Unions
(1) This act defines 'Union' as an organized association of workers formed to protect and advance their rights and interests.
(2) Every employee of in the Commonwealth of Redmont has the right to create or apply to register their own union.
(3) Unions do not have to follow a democratic structure, but are encouraged to.
(4) Employers are prohibited from discriminating against an employee for being involved in a union.
(5) Employers are prohibited from involving themselves in the democratic or operational processes of their employee's’ union(s).
(6) Employers who take action to disrupt or prevent the formation or regular operation of a union, and/or engage in conduct to dismantle a union, such as, but not limited to, terminating employees who try to start a union, shall be guilty of Union Busting, as defined:

Union Busting
Employers who take action to disrupt the creation or regular operational processes of a union (including internal processes like elections, external processes like campaigns, and lateral processes like communications with other organizations), or engage in conduct to dismantle a union, including utilizing force or coercion against their employees.
Per Offence: $2000 Fine
Individual Fine: Up to $10,000 + Damages + up to 10 mins Jail"