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Senators Introduce Bill to Guarantee Secret Ballots for Unionization Votes in South Carolina web posted January 30, 2009 COLUMBIA – South Carolina Representative Eric Bedingfield recently filed a plan to protect South Carolina’s workers from union intimidation and 18 South Carolina Republican Senators introduced the plan in the Senate on Tuesday. Deceptively named the “Employee Free Choice Act,” the liberal plan has been more appropriately dubbed the “Secret Ballot Elimination Act” by US Senator Jim DeMint. The legislation would strip workers of their right to vote for unionization by secret ballot, opening them up to what State Senator Greg Ryberg calls “intimidation and harassment” by unions. “Whether it is to elect a president or vote one's preference on union organizing, the sanctity of the ballot box is critical,” Senator Ryberg said. “An individual's vote must be sacred and should not have to subject him to intimidation and harassment.” Ryberg is chairman of the Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee in the State Senate. Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler (R-Cherokee) and Senate Majorty Whip Danny Verdin (R-Laurens) agreed. "The fundamental right to a secret ballot vote is essential to a free nation. Our Senators will not let liberal Washington insiders take that right from South Carolina's workers." “We’ve seen what happens when unions control the economy. It’s called Detroit. And we’ve seen what happens when unions fail. Congress bails them out on the backs of hardworking taxpayers. South Carolina must continue to be a right-to-work state and we must protect our workers’ right during this tough economic crisis,” Peeler said. Senators Peeler and Verdin are the primary sponsors of the Senate bill. The legislation protects workers’ rights through an amendment to the SC Constitution stating “To preserve and protect the fundamental right of individuals to vote by secret ballot, where local, state, or federal law requires elections for public office or ballot measures, or requires designations or authorizations for employee representation, the right of individuals to vote by secret ballot is guaranteed.” Senate Sponsors include: Majority Leader Harvey Peeler Majority Whip Danny Verdin President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell Senator Greg Ryberg Senator Larry Martin Senator Paul Campbell Senator Wes Hayes Senator Lee Bright Senator Larry Grooms Senator Mike Rose Senator Mike Fair Senator Ronnie Cromer Senator Kevin Bryant Senator Shane Martin Senator Mick Mulvaney Senator Billy O’Dell Senator Phillip Shoopman Senator Shane Massey © Copyright 2009
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