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Under current law, in order to represent a workplace, a union must allow a vote by secret ballot--if the union wins, which it does more than half the time, it can organize the workers.(The Week)(Brief article)

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Under current law, in order to represent a workplace, a union must allow a vote by secret ballot--if the union wins, which it does more than half the time, it can organize the workers. Many on the left don't like this: They would prefer to use a "card check" system, where instead of voting, at least half the workers would sign cards to form a union. This procedure makes the vote public, and enables the unions to use pressure tactics. Thankfully, at least one liberal figure, and a friend to unions at that, has seen this proposal for the assault on ...

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