Secret ballot amendment “targets working people”
by Michael C. Bender | March 17th, 2009Florida labor leaders said at a press conference today that a constitutional amendment (HJR 1013) from House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, R-Boca Raton, “targets working people.”
“The proposed constitutional amendment is not about the protection of secret ballot. It’s all about political gamesmanship in an effort to launch an anti-worker campaign in Florida, a campaign being disguised as a pro-worker effort,” said Mike Williams, president of the Florida Building & Construction Trades Council.
Attending the press conference were representatives and workers from the Florida AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Union of Florida, Florida Building & Construction Trades Council, Association of Federal, State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Florida Education Association, United Transportation Union, and the Florida Pipefitters.
The unions press release is here. More background on the secret ballot amendment here.
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March 17th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
That is the biggest bunch of hooey ever. The secret ballot is a cherished, sacred American right. Nothing like a little intimidation, huh, union folks? Give us a break!