Dueling legislative proposals in the 108th Congress concerning an employee’s right to decide on union representation are heading to the forefront in the 109th Congress. The Secret Ballot Protection Act (H.R. 4343, S. 2637) would essentially outlaw the card-check approach and require unions to accept NLRB elections. (Currently, H.R. 4343 has 56 cosponsors; S. 2637 has 0 cosponsors). At their most recent meeting, the TRSA Board of Directors agreed that an employee’s right to decide whether or not to be represented by a union is an important one that should be supported to the fullest. Every employee should have the ...