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Article: HYPOCRISY ALERT: PRESIDENT HOFFA'S SECRET BALLOT DOUBLE STANDARD

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March 19, 2009
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WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Republicans on the House Education & Labor Committee issued the following news release:

Teamsters President Belittles Secret Ballot Rights for Workers; Fails to Mention that Secret Ballots are the Standard in Selecting Union's Own Leaders

A press release issued this week by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters took many people by surprise with its overt attack on the principle of the secret ballot. After all, supporters of the undemocratic card check plan - which replaces secret ballot voting with a public sign-up process that opens workers to intimidation and coercion - have been working overtime trying to convince the American people that their plan ...

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