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As opposition grows to the anti-worker card check proposal, much attention has been paid to the bill’s elimination of the secret ballot for workers deciding whether to form a union. Unfortunately, an equally troubling provision stripping workers of their rights has largely escaped public scrutiny. Quietly lurking within the Democrats’ card check scheme – deceptively named the Employee Free Choice ... Read more »

The following op-ed appears online at Townhall.com. In it, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, highlights the hypocrisy of Democratic leaders who support the secret ballot for themselves or for foreign workers, but who would abolish the secret ballot in American workplaces. Secret Ballot Hypocrisy Howard McKeon Friday, January... Read more »

It’s been nearly two years since Democrats in Congress first voted to take the secret ballot from workers. On March 1, 2007, Democrats approved the deceptively named Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would actually prevent workers from freely and privately choosing whether or not to join a union through a secret ballot election. As we approach the anniversary of this undemocratic moment in his... Read more »

An illuminating editorial appearing in today’s edition of Investor’s Business Daily pulls back the curtain on the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act, exposing the legislation as a payback to organized labor that would disenfranchise millions of American workers. "Despite its noble-sounding name, the legislation won't expand freedom. The bill could be more accurately called the card check act, for i... Read more »

Moments ago, the 111th Congress was officially gaveled into session and workers’ right to a secret ballot was officially put in jeopardy. Congressional Democrats have made clear that they intend to move forward on the controversial “card check” scheme, which would replace federally-monitored secret ballot unionizing elections with a public sign-up process that opens workers to intimidation and coe... Read more »