Fittingly today, on Labor Day, The Buckeye Institute released its latest report, "One Man, One Vote, One Time? Re-election Votes Hold Unions Accountable to Their Members." This timely piece demonstrates how regularly held union elections ensure that workers are satisfied with their union representation and the leadership for which they pay. A shockingly high number of Americans have never been able to vote for their unions before. It's time for workers to have their voting rights restored.

As you'll see in the report, giving those 94 percent of private sector workers a vote will take an act of Congress--- and we all know how Washington, D.C. works. That's where The Buckeye Institute comes in: We have innovative state-level policy solutions that lawmakers across the country can implement in their own states to provide workers with their long-overdue voting rights.

Elected officials know what it's like to stand before the voters and make their case to the people they represent. Union leaders should do the same before the workers they represent too. It's only fair.

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