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For the past two years, unions have aggressively been seeking to do away with the right to a secret ballot in favor of their preferred method of recognition: a simple check of signed cards requesting a union. Card-check allows the workplace to be organized if 50 percent of workers at the site sign a union card. For me, there is no right more precious for any American than the right to a secret ballot. It’s how the President of the United States, members of Congress, and even union leaders are elected. I strongly believe in preserving the individual worker’s right to vote by secret ballot before joining a union, and I am pleased that card- check legislation did not advance. From an economic and a regulatory standpoint, we must continue to protect the individual’s right to a secret ballot.

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