In Pembroke Pines, Fla., charter school teachers voted overwhelmingly yesterday in favor of joining the local teachers union. They earlier had the union's "card check" process thrown out over concerns that union thugs had tarnished the process. This time it was teachers casting a secret ballot, which is still the best route to go to ensure a fair process for both teachers and charter school managers.

Worth noting that teachers in New York State can do exactly what these Florida teachers have done right now, under current charter school laws.

UPDATE: Leo Casey declares victory.

UPDATE II: AFT John is trying to get me to change the CD we've got in the player. Not until we stop for gas. Meanwhile, Antonucci says he'll let Leo stick to the argument that the outcome for a secret ballot election is itself a good reason for not holding one.

Seriously, the teachers down there in Florida seem to have cast their ballots for all the right reasons. And doing it the way they did it keeps the power in the hands of the teachers, rather than union or management thugs. Letting teachers vote on something so important may sound like a sour note to AFT John, but it should be music to the ears of people who dig fairness.