SEIU members in Florida have helped beat an anti-union ballot initiative designed to undermine Employee Free Choice and deny workers their rights. Through a grassroots campaign, Florida members defeated the so-called "Save Our Secret Ballot" initiative, part of a national campaign led by big business and right-wing think tanks. This amendment (House Joint Resolution 1013) hides behind the false pretense of protecting democracy for workers by 'protecting the secret ballot,' while the real goal is to restrict workers' ability to have a voice in the workplace.

SEIU Florida members weren't fooled by this misleadingly-named amendment and were able to keep this initiative off the ballot--an initiative that was not only unconstitutional but would have also have had a particularly negative effect on Florida public sector workers. SEIU Florida members made over 2,600 calls and delivered more than 1,000 postcards to key legislators. Nearly 30 SEIU members lobbied in Tallahassee and 50 members held a march in front of Hasner's office in Delray Beach. Bravo!