To the editor,

Headline! "MACHINISTS STATE COUNCIL ENDORSES FRANKEN." It is natural for Democrats to give labor total support to repay unions who give more than 90% of their money donations to the Democratic party. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. This can be seen at www.opensecrets.org/pacs/topacs.asp.

Lisa Stager, president of the state council, sez that Franken will proudly co-sponsor the Employee Free Choice Act recently passed by the house with support by virtually all Democrats and no Republicans.

The Employees Free Choice Act would take away a workers fundamental right to a secret ballot while voting to approve a union. This would lead to intimidation by union leaders of employees that do not want to be unionized. Having been on both sides, management and union member, I see that this change would be giving labor an unfair advantage over management. I report,U decide.