Why are we so adamant about protecting the secret ballot? Because even the unions themselves admit there is coercion and mistruths used to get cards signed. 
From LiUNA:
From LiUNA:“A representative of a rival union… will show up at your work site and beg or encourage you to sign a card for their union. In fact they will be desperate to get you to sign. They will make all kinds of false promises and misrepresent the facts.”
“Don’t sign anything! You do not have to sign anything. Don’t be tricked into signing something ‘to get more information’ or fall for ‘a card needs to be signed for Local 183’. We don’t need you to sign anything. It’s just a sneaky way to get a member to sign a card…”
Secret ballots remove that intimidation and allows workers to thoughtfully, carefully and confidentially make their decision.
