Council of Labor

Council of Labor
Estate	Legislative
Subordinate to	Directory
Form	Council
Status	Deactivated
Established.	January 25, 0/2018
Responsibility	Legislating: Economy Industry Worker's rights
Motto	n/a
Membership

The Council of Labor is one of three advisory councils comprising the Principality's legislature, the Directory. It is empowered to pass laws regarding the economy of the Pillow Fortress, including such matters as determining the government's budget, regulating businesses, setting standards of employee health and safety, and moderating labor disputes. The Council of Labor also recommends cabinet appointments to the Department of Labor Coordination, Department of Economics, and the Department of Industry.

Composition

Unlike the Councils of State and Territory whose members are individuals chosen via elections, membership in the Council of Labor is defined by law as consisting of craft guilds representing various sectors and aspects of the economy. The specific individuals who act on behalf of their guilds in the day to day operation of the council are chosen by elections which take place in each guild. As with all advisory councils, these individuals must themselves be members of the Libertine Party.

From among all those working on behalf of their guilds, two are chosen as officers, one of which serves as the council's spox, the other to serve as the Head Councilor. A third such individual is chosen to serve as Sergeant-at-arms, who is tasked with maintaining order and procedure.

Members

The twenty-six current member guilds of the Council of Labor are:

• Academic Guild
• Administration and Management Guild
• Agriculture Guild
• Art and Design Guild
• Athletic Guild
• Civil Service Guild
• Clergy Guild
• Construction Guild
• Culinary Guild
• Entertainment Guild
• Her Majesty's Royal Guild
• Household Management and Childcare Guild
• Journalism and Printing Guild
• Manufacturing Guild
• Medical Guild
• Resource Extraction Guild
• Retail Guild
• Retirement Guild
• Science Guild
• Seafaring Guild
• Service Guild
• Sex Work Guild
• Spacefaring Guild
• Technical Guild
• Transportation Guild
• Zoological Guild

Committees

Like all advisory councils, the Council of Labor may establish committees of its members, or rather those individuals chosen to act on behalf of its members, for the purposes of discussion, debate, and investigation, with their findings to then be presented to the council as a whole for further action. Committees may be temporary or permanent, with there being two categories of the latter, department committees and general committees.

Department Committees

Department committees provide oversight to Throne departments, typically only those the council is empowered to recommend secretaries to lead, though there is nothing in law preventing any council from establishing a committee for a department it doesn't have any authority over, any such committee's findings and recommendations would have no power. Department committees of the Council of Labor are:

• Department of Labor Coordination Committee
• Labor Economics Committee
• Labor Industry Committee

General Committees

General committees are established on topics relevant to the council's area of responsibility, or for the maintenance of the council itself. General committees of the Council of Labor include:

• Council of Labor Rules and Procedures Committee
• Government Budget Committee
• Economic Forecast Committee
• Labor Relations Committee
• Outer Space Economics Committee
• Workplace Health and Safety Committee

Additional Council of Labor Organizations

The Council of Labor maintains some additional organizations staffed by non-member civil servants to aid in its operation. These include the Council of Labor Representatives Registry, which maintains the official list of all past and present members of the council, or rather those chosen to act on behalf of its members.