Congress Doesn't use a Secret Ballot

It sounds to me like Specter needs a little tweak to the arbitration provisions to get on board EFCA. That may not be necessary for passage, but if it is, I would not be surprised to see such a compromise happen.

There are many ways to skin this cat.

There is much more to protecting workers than secret ballots in union drives. EFCA is designed to somewhat level a playing field that has been demonstrably tilted against labor. Bringing back card check is not the end of protection for workers - it is the beginning.

Of course, the whole idea behind all attacks on EFCA is to scare workers into submitting to management’s desires, while ignoring their own interests. Fear is the enemy of freedom.