Council of Labor
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| Council of Labor flag | |
| Motto | n/a |
| Responsibility | Legislating the economy, industry, and workers rights |
| Form | Council |
| Estate | Legislature |
| Subordinate to | Directory |
| Established | January 25, 0/2018 |
| Status | Deactivated |
| Abbreviation | CoL |
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.
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:
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
Offices
Office of the Council of Labor Spox
The Office of the Council of Labor Spox speaks to the media and public on behalf of the Council of Labor as a whole.
Positions
Sergeant-at-arms of the Council of Labor
The Sergeant-at-arms of the Council of Labor is chosen from among the guild representatives to carry out certain ceremonial duties, such as announcing the arrival and exit of the Princess, as well as maintaining order during meetings of the council.
Head Councilor of Labor
The Head Councilor of Labor is held by a guild for a three year term, at which point it rotates to the next guild in alphabetical order. The Head Councilor sets the council's agenda and determines membership on the various committees, among other responsibilities.