Vote to certify a new union should continue to be by secret ballot
According to the Concord Monitor: Organized labor has a proud history of protecting and advancing the rights of working men and women. From establishment of the federal minimum wage to creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, labor unions have helped ensure that employers treat their employees with dignity, respect and compensate them fairly for a fair day's work. So it seems inconsistent at best, hypocritical at worst, that the No. 1 goal of organized labor today is to overturn another proud and important tradition in this country: the right to cast a confidential, private ballot. Since the advent of federal supervision over forming unions in the workplace, union certification votes are commonly done via a confidential, private ballot cast by each employee. This process is overseen by the National Labor Relations Board to ensure a free and fair election. However, through legislation under consideration in Congress, labor unions would have the NLRB do away with private ballots in favor of a card check process. In this system, an employee's vote on whether to form a union in the workplace would be known to all - fellow employees, union representatives and others. It's easy to see how this system would invite corruption. Many employees would find themselves under intense pressure and probable intimidation to vote for union representation....click to continue.
