GOP Rep Don Young isn’t exactly known for his reluctance to toe the Republican line on key issues. So it’s kind of a big deal that he has openly broken with his colleagues when it comes to their leading talking point against the Employee Free Choice Act: The claim that it would eliminate the “secret ballot” option for joining unions.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Young made the comments at a gathering of “Alaskans for Liberty” last Thursday. Apparently, after the outspoken Republican was asked about “card check legislation,” Young said this:

I believe in unions. I believe in working people. They say the secret ballot is eliminated. That’s not true. A secret ballot can be requested.

So there you have it, folks. Even Rep. Don Young says the “no secret ballot” argument is bunk.