Vote Check

Congressperson Melissa Bean sides with the union Bully Bosses. Bean co-sponsored and voted for the bill that denies secret ballot to workers in union elections. The bill passed the Democrat House and goes to the Senate.

In contrast, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL 10th) voted to protect their rights:

Unions lost 300,000 dues-paying members last year alone, said bill opponent Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. "But just because only 12 percent of Americans now choose to pay into a union is no reason to attack our rights as Americans to a secret ballot."

Tribune editorial here.

Making people declare their vote publicly is a form of intimidation, as anyone who lives around Chicago should know.

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