Wicker Signs On To Secret Ballot Protection Act

During his time in the Senate so far, I am glad to see Roger Wicker take the role of a strong conservative. The most recent example of this is his signing on to be a co-sponsor of the Secret Ballot Protection Act.

This bill was introduced in response to the Democrat-Labor bill known as the Employee Free Choice Act, which would bypass secret ballot elections in determining whether employee’s want to unionize for the more labor friendly card-check where a union is recognized once they get 50 percent plus one of the unit to publicly sign an authorization card.

Here is what Wicker said:

“American workers should continue to enjoy the right to join a union, but it must be done in a manner the respects our democratic process,” said Senator Wicker. “This legislation provides workers the right to a secret ballot – without intimidation and coercion from either union officials or company management.”

More about SBPA:

SBPA would require secret ballot elections to give some level of protection to workers. Of course, full protection for all workers can be achieved only by allowing workers to choose freely on an individual basis whether or not to join or pay dues to a union. SBPA helps protect workers from the certification of unions through card check only, which some in Congress want to mandate through the Employee Free Choice Act. It also protects workers from card check certifications approved by their employer without their consent, which is permitted under current law.

And for more information on SBPA, you can watch Sen. Jim Demint (R-SC) speak about it on FoxNews recently.