B789 - Trade Union Funding and Ballot Requirements Bill 2019

A05

Amend 2(1)(a) from:

"fewer than 50% of those who were eligible to vote in the ballot cast a vote, or"

to:

"fewer than 40% of those who were eligible to vote in the ballot cast a vote, or"

This amendment was submitted by /u/Tommy1Boys.

A06

Add in 4(2)

"(h) make clear whether the Union will donate to a political party from the political fund proportionally, or to the political party that gains over 50% of the vote."

And reword accordingly.

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Amend 4(3) from:

"Trade unions must donate to political parties in a way which is directly proportional to the result of the most recent vote."

To:

"Trade unions must donate either to the political party which gained over 50% of the vote or in a way which is directly proportional to the result of the most recent vote."

This amendment was submitted by /u/Tommy1Boys.

A07

Add in Section 4:

"(5) This requirements in this Section will come into effect on the 1st of April 2020"

This amendment was submitted by /u/Tommy1Boys.

A08

Amend 2(2)(a) from

"fewer than 40% of those who were eligible to vote in the ballot cast a vote in favour of the action, and"

to

"fewer than 66.6% of those who voted in the ballot cast a vote in favour of the action, and"

This amendment was submitted by /u/Saunders16.

A09

Remove section 3.

This amendment was submitted by /u/Saunders16.

A10

Replace

(1) “Applicable public services” are health services, schools, fire services, transport services, decommissioning of nuclear installations and management of radioactive waste and spent fuel and border security.

With

1) “Applicable public services” are considered to be employment in the following; the hospital sector, electricity services, water supply services, telephone services, police and the armed forces, firefighting services, public or private prison services, the provision of food to pupils of school age and the cleaning of schools, air traffic control.

Explanatory note: Brings the definition of essential services into line with the international definition by altering it so that it covers only the services deemed essential by the International Labour Office.

This amendment was submitted by /u/Amber_Rudd.

A10A

At the end of section 1 insert,

(2) In this section “hospital sector” means any work involved in the provision of emergency or semi urgent healthcare services.

Explanatory note: To only apply If amendment A10 also passes.

This amendment was submitted by /u/LeChevalierMal-Fait.

A11

Add in Section 1:

(2) "clearly" in this legislation means such information must be set out-

(a) In the same font size,

(b) In the same font colour,

(c) On the same webpage or sheet of paper, and

(d) without impediment to viewing.

This amendment was submitted by /u/Tommy1Boys.

A12

At the end of Section 4 insert—

"(5) This requirements in this Section will come into effect 3 months after Royal Assent.”

This amendment was submitted by /u/LeChevalierMal-Fait.

This division shall end on the 23rd April 2019 at 10pm.

Please vote in the following format:

A05: Aye/No/Abstain

A06: Aye/No/Abstain

A07: Aye/No/Abstain

A08: Aye/No/Abstain

A09: Aye/No/Abstain

A10: Aye/No/Abstain

A10A: Aye/No/Abstain

A11: Aye/No/Abstain

A12: Aye/No/Abstain