Maine, Protect the Private Ballot!

Union special interests have made support for the EFCA, or "card check" bill, a top priority this year and are pressuring candidates to pledge their support. Under the EFCA,workers would lose their right to a private ballot when deciding whether to join a union. The private ballot would be replaced with a "card-check" scheme where a union is organized if a majority of workers simply sign a card; the workers' signatures are made public to their employer, the union organizers and their co-workers.

In addition to informing the public, CDW's ads ask candidates to support the right to private ballots. Candidates in Maine do not need to give in to union pressure.