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Article: Viewing unions from the right: Cautionary tale of card check.(NATION)(REINVENTING CONSERVATISM)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 25, 2009
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Byline: Mitt Romney, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
After I left office, organized labor had another run at replacing the secret ballot with a card check. With the support of Democrats in the legislature, that same bill I had vetoed was passed again in 2007 - and my Democratic successor signed it into law. What happened next is a cautionary tale for Congress as it moves toward a vote on national card-check legislation.
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