Senator to rework proposal on unions

A state senator leading an effort to amend the Arkansas Constitution to bar workers from forming a union without a secret-ballot election said Friday that his group will rework its proposal in the wake of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's rejection of it.

Sen. Gilbert Baker, R-Conway, said he was disappointed that McDaniel declined to approve the proposed ballot title but he's confident that attorneys working for Save our Secret Ballot in Arkansas will craft a popular name and title that will satisfy the attorney general.

"I respect the attorney general's thoughts. We'll rework it," Baker said. "The bottom line is that the right to a secret ballot in every aspect, including the workplace, is part of a fabric of our democracy." Save our Secret Ballot in Arkansas is a national group dedicated to placing the proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2010 ballot.

In a five-page letter, Mc-Daniel said the ballot title's language contained "cryptic" phrasing and would not "give a voter a fair understanding of the issues." "I should note that both the proposed measure and the proposed ballot title are wholly unclear as to any impact the measure will have on matters regarding labor issues," McDaniel wrote. "In all frankness, one could reasonably conclude that the proponents of this measure intended as such."

Baker said his group didn't intend to confuse voters and that he didn't believe McDaniel's opinion indicated that they did. "I don't think the attorney general is saying that," he said. "The language speaks for itself," Justin Allen, McDaniel's chief deputy, said Friday.

Baker is considering running for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln of Little Rock. For more, please click here.

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