Jim Risch on Jobs

Republican Challenger; former Governor

Keep secret ballot process for union elections

Q: Would you support preserving the current federally supervised, secret ballot election process for union elections by voting against “card check” legislation such as The Employee Free Choice Act?

A: Yes.

Source: BIPAC 2008 Senate Candidate Questionnaire , Nov 1, 2008

Stronger workforce education; overturn ergonomic standards

Q: Would you vote for legislation to increase the availability of strong career and technical education programs to ensure every high school student graduates prepared for the workforce or college?

A: Yes.

Q: Would you vote to overturn the implementation of a new, mandatory ergonomics standard should it be issued by the Department of Labor?

A: Yes.

Source: BIPAC 2008 Senate Candidate Questionnaire , Nov 1, 2008

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