Secret Ballot Under Attack in Massachusetts Posted on Aug 13, 2007 by Bret Jacobson The Boston Herald‘s editorial page warns: Senators rejected a proposal – backed by the AFL-CIO and approved by the House – that would have allowed employee groups to declare themselves a union once a majority checked “yes” on an enrollment card – eliminating the requirement of a secret-ballot election. That was that. Or so we thought. Under a copycat bill pending on Beacon Hill – and currently being held up by Republicans in the House – public employees in Massachusetts could demand to be recognized as a union through the so-called “card check” process. Categories: