Unions will always suggest that a secret ballot vote will allow employers to intimidate employees against certification. I don't know how that is possible.
Having debated this very issue at provincial governments for decades, I don't disagree with the point that some of the unions make, and that is a vote really should take place quickly after there has been a certification attempt to ensure there isn't a long period where the employer can come back and say, “You know what? If you guys vote to unionize, I'm going to shut the place down.”
I believe there should be some ability for the employer to share information to the employees. There is very close scrutiny in all of these votes from labour boards across Canada, including at the federal level, but a secret ballot vote is a fairly basic democratic right. I have to tell you if we're uncomfortable about it for unions, I don't understand how then we're comfortable using it for electing important people like you.