Union Threats

Unions order Feds to sue states

“ The National Labor Relations Board on Friday threatened to sue Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah over constitutional amendments guaranteeing workers the right to a secret ballot in union elections. The agency's acting general counsel, Lafe Solomon, said the amendments conflict with federal law, which gives employers the option of recognizing a union if a majority of workers sign cards that support unionizing. [Huh?]

What am I missing here?  Four states pass law that guarantee workers the right to the secret ballot when voting to unionize their shop. Unions argue that workers should have the right to vote to unionize their shop. Of course, this is really about the union thug "Card Check" law, that not even the 111th  Democrat super-majority controlled congress was able to pass, that would have outlawed the secret ballot in union organizing votes. If they couldn't get it passed with that bunch, what on earth makes them think the 112th congress, which is demanding that new law cite from whence constitutional authority is derived, will now pass? The only thing I can think of is unions want this NLRB ruling so they can later cite it as "Even the NLRB ruled that Card Check was legal."  All of which summons this memory. I'm 15 years old  and want an after school job at the local A&P.  My friend Gary stocks the frozen food cabinets there,  and regales me with stories about what what a great job it is.  He always has money too. Me mum drives me to the A&P employment office on York Road (Baltimore), where I take and pass a test that confirms my ability to count to twenty without removing any shoes.  The lady takes my Social Security info, records that my preferred assignment is the local A&P, and everything is a go.  "We'll just need you to sign this," she says.  "What is it," I ask? "It's authorization to have union dues deducted from your pay" "I'll pass" "You can't 'pass,' it's mandatory." "Huh? I don't want to join a union." "It's mandatory." (I notice the big hairy wart on her chin) "What?" "Union membership is mandatory." "Says who?" "Maryland is not a Right to Work state.  It's mandatory." "I'm not joining any union." "Then you won't be working for A&P (rips application in half).  I notice another hairy wart on her large crooked nose." On the way home, mumsy, who witnessed the exchange, asked, "Where did all that come from?"  I didn't know specifically, but it conflicted with everything I had learned about being a United States citizen to that point in my life.  It still does.