House
Feb 28, 2011Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.
Summary
Official
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that every person has the right to: (1) work; (2) free choice of employment; (3) just and favorable conditions of work; (4) protection against unemployment; and (5) equal pay for equal work, without any discrimination. Provides that all persons who work have the right to: (1) just and favorable remuneration ensuring for themselves and their family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection; and (2) form and join trade unions for the protection of their interests.
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Introduced(2/14/11)
Committee
Passed
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Passed
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President
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Cosponsors (8)
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Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 28, 2011