> Thanks to current US labor law, many union elections are about as democratic as those held in banana republics — and that’s assuming workers are even able to

> Thanks to current US labor law, many union elections are about as democratic as those held in banana republics — and that’s assuming workers are even able to initiate a union drive in the first place. https://www.fordharrison.com/nlrb-general-counsel-seeks-to-limit-secret-ballot-elections-in-favor-of-union-recognition-based-on-card-count https://www.fordharrison.com/nlrb-general-counsel-seeks-to-l... The NLRB has been trying to end “secret ballot” elections for decades, which is a scary name for “going into a voting booth and privately voting”. The reason being they want the name of each person who voted against the union so they can pressure them into voting with threats. Doesn’t sound very democratic to me!