The proposed rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board ensures that workers have a right to vote--a right all Americans cherish.

By cutting back on needless, bureaucratic delays and costly litigation, the rule removes unfair obstacles to workers making their own choice about whether to form a union. So why is this modest step toward fairness being attacked ["Runaway board," July 12]?

Unsurprisingly, those protesting the rule are the same corporate lobbyists and right-wing politicians rolling back workers' rights in states across the country.

Now they're defending an outdated election system in another attempt to stack the deck in favor of their wealthy corporate donors and CEOs.

The reality is that this rule change gives workers a fair chance to vote for a voice on the job--a commonsense measure that can help restore balance in our economy and rebuild the middle class.

Kimberly Freeman Brown

Washington

The writer is executive director, American Rights at Work.