He voted against putting union welfare funds under government control, but helped to pass an amendment forbidding compulsory union membership for workers.

This group looked to pass an amendment at the federal level and also vowed to use a more radical approach.

Conservatives worried that passing the amendment would sabotage the chances of ending the war through conciliation; radicals worried that the president would sell out.

However, it may be difficult for the opposition parties to muster enough peers to pass the amendments given that any vote will take place late in the evening.

They passed an amendment in the assembly authorising the government with the right to amend the list of powers through government notifications.