Deployed Workers Have No Right to Vote in Union Elections

The National Association of Manufacturers has this oddly astute observation about the fact that the NLRB does not let active military vote in Board elections via absentee ballot:

But what amazes us is that in this world of technology, and in this world of terrorism, where our soldiers are sent around the globe to protect us and advance the causes of democracy, the NLRB's official position is, "We don't do absentee ballots." It's not like these folks are off golfing, for cryin' out loud.

It's also an interesting counter-position to the Right to Work Foundation's, I mean, the NLRB's position that airport security should not be able to form unions. That battle is being fought in Kansas already.