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Partisan clash at LMRDA hearing: GOP pushes member‑vote and secret‑ballot bills, Democrats say the effort targets unions
Summary
Members traded sharp exchanges over bills that would guarantee member ratification votes and secret‑ballot officer elections; Republicans said the measures restore member control, Democrats called the hearing an attack on unions and urged enforcement against employers and consultants.
A sharply divided House Education and Labor subcommittee exchanged partisan arguments over bills that would alter how unions make major decisions.
Republican members and some witnesses argued statutory guarantees — requiring member ratification of collective bargaining agreements, secret‑ballot officer elections and member authorization for strikes — would restore democratic control to rank‑and‑file workers. Representative (identified in the…
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