Betty McCollum and the employee intimidation act

As you all know, I have a deep dislike of our U.S. Congresswoman's partisan politics. The latest big vote of hers was a yes vote for HR 800. This bill, known as the Employee Free Choice Act, was enacted by a 241-185 vote. The Democrats are pushing to advance this bill to reward labor for help in last November's elections. It takes away the workers right to vote anonymously. No more secret ballots. A workers vote would be visible to coworkers and union officials. Republicans argue that the bill is a betrayal of workers access to a secret ballot election. Some called it the "employee intimidation act," maintaining that the process of majority sign-up could well entail union organizers bullying workers into signing pro-union cards.

Republican leaders in the Senate are prepared to block the measure and the White House said that President Bush will veto it. The vote was short the two-thirds majority required to override a veto.

I believe in the right of workers to form a union. There are places were they are needed and wanted. My question is, "What kind of communist crap is this?" If my vote is not a secret vote, what kind of country has this become? For Betty to vote along with all her Democratic cohorts for the union bosses rather than the working class, common people is just plain disgusting to me.