Cretox State wrote:OOC: The proposal prevents workers from being coerced into signing away their right to seek legal action
OOC: At the risk of sounding like a broken record, didn't we just pass that resolution?
and prohibits retaliation for taking legal action. This is how the proposal ensures access to the legal system.
How? I mean, I get that those are good things, but what does that have to do with access to the legal system? Access to legal system would be more like guidance to the jungle of Legalese bureaucracy, or providing them with access to legal counseling when necessary, etc.
This proposal protects workers from being coerced into signing away their legal rights
Didn't we just pass that resolution? What new does this add to this particular aspect? Remember that the yellow fox contracts are forbidden by an even earlier resolution.
(indirectly; workers can sue you if you illegally exploit them by, oh say, forcing them to handle toxic substances with no protection).
...why? I mean, if any employer tried to do that, they'd be breaking WA law. Anything the workers might do to them in national court would pale in comparison to IA's pets buggering them with the full power of the WA behind them. If the employees wanted results, their best bet would be to complain to Wine And Crouton Conference instead.
It also protects workers from being retaliated against for enforcing their rights in court.
Wasn't that already illegal as well?
According to the "Regulation" boilerplate text: "A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public."
Yeah, but all the protections you're mentioning, are already in place via other resolutions.
They could be coerced into signing away their ability to take legal action. They could face retaliation for taking legal action in defense of their rights.
And they still can be and they still could be, if your whole point is that "some people might break the existing laws".
I don't really see anything wrong with the title. "Ensuring Judicial Access for Workers," maybe?
They already have that. Howabout "Protecting Legal Rights of Workers", since you keep saying those are what you want to protect?