PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona House and Senate committees have approved
legislation to fix an anti-union ballot measure ruled
unconstitutional.

Lawmakers began a special session on Monday to seek a new ballot
measure for the Nov. 2 election. The resolution would ask whether
to require a secret ballot for employees who vote on whether to
organize as part of a labor union.

If approved by voters, the measure would have no immediate
effect. Rather, it aims to undercut proposed federal legislation
that would allow workers to decide whether to use a secret ballot
or a public process when voting on forming a union.

The Arizona ballot measure is a priority for the business
community, which argues that the federal legislation would allow
union organizers to intimidate workers into joining.

Unions say workers should have a choice in how to form a
union.