Some years back I was involved in a unionizing effort with some 25 others. Come time to vote by secret ballot under the watch of the NLRB everyone but one person voted, he was out of state at the time. Vote turned out to be 24 to 1 in favor of unionizing. Now came the problem. A few folks took offense to the fact that one person voted no. For me I felt so this is America and everyone has their own opinion like it or not, what is the big deal we won. However these folks were adamant about wanting to now who the one dissenter was and when they could not find out they kept up with the verbal nonsense to anyone who would listen. Not a great experience. After a couple of months the nonsense stopped and I eventually heard from someone why he had voted no. He explained his reasoning to me after I was elected president of the local. At the same time he also offered his support to the group in any way he could. I did not agree with his reasoning behind the vote but told him I appreciated his coming to me and that he had stood up for his beliefs at the time of the vote. I have never told anyone who the one voter was and never will, as it serves no purpose.

I fear that this kind of thing will only become worse in the future if this bill passes. I have seen how vocal and strong folks can become in this type of situation.