Secret Ballot Watch

For anyone who mistakenly thought the anti-worker card check bill was no longer a threat, an exclusive story online at Politico should serve as a jarring wakeup call. Reporter Mike Allen reveals that labor officials plan to use the upcoming two week Congressional district work period to undertake “the biggest grassroots mobilization of America’s workers since the final week of the presidential election.”

Of course, the reference to the groups’ political muscle is no coincidence. In fact, the card check legislation has long been viewed as political payback for organized labor’s political support and large financial contributions, a fact admitted earlier this year by a top labor boss.

According to Politico, the big spending on this special interest power grab has only just begun: 

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“… more than 300 events are planned nationwide, including ones with environmental groups, the faith community and the civil rights community.

“‘Anyone who thinks the battle over the Employee Free Choice Act is over is wrong with a capital W,’ the labor official said. ‘We are more determined then [sic] ever and the expenditures on ads and massive field operations show that we are putting 100 percent of our efforts behind this bill.’”

Allen, “Exclusive: Unions renew battle over union law,” Politico, 04.03.09 

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The lesson? Workers beware. Your right to a secret ballot is still in jeopardy.

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