Supporters of the misleadingly named Employee Free Choice Act otherwise known as CardCheck are failing to convince people it's a good thing to take away people's right to the secret ballot. They have lost several sponsors in the US House and Senate as members are also hearing that it isn't a good idea to take away the secret ballot option.

Even a number of union members object to having the right to vote in secret taken away! In fact, one union member told me of a poll that indicated that 70% of union members objected to taking away the secret ballot process. The other 30% is going around pretending that they are the majority.

Attached is Senator McCaskill's response to a consituent when informed of that constitutent's objection to taking away the secret ballot. It is interesting that Senator McCaskill refers to the numerous complaints against employers about unfair election practices but fails to report that the vast majority of these complaints are dismissed. Then she turns around and dismisses the allegations of union coercive tactics.

Also attached is an op-ed I prepared about the card check issue as printed in the Columbia Daily Tribune.

A House panel voted out a constitutional amendment intended to protect the right to a secret ballot. It's a good start and Congress should take heed. Special House committee approves resolution on secret ballots

Bottom line is the current balance of employees being able to sign cards to form a union and employers being able to call for a secret ballot election should be protected.