McDonald’s Workers Are Told Whom to Vote for

tater · 11-01-10, 08:51 AM

Intimidation is not passing a note, sorry.

Unions have done this every single election since there were unions. Every election. Members give dues which are donated to candidates regardless of their personal feelings (any of them that don't toe the line on politics). They are harangued in an environment where they all know what happens to those that disagree (how do they treat "scabs," exactly?).

I assume if I search the forum for posts right before elections in past years I'll see the same posters complaining about this complaining about unions?

Look, the bottom line is that I see this like I see censorship. Many on forums will call some group of looks burning some books "censorship," or "book banning." It's NOT. Real censorship requires a state actor (a book can't be "banned" if the only place you can't get it is that church parking lot over there (if Amazon will have it in your hands tomorrow, it ain't banned).

This is similar. If the GOVERNMENT campaigns for a candidate (municipal union workers?) then that is a huge problem. If a private business does, I don't care, not even a little. No employee is FORCED since their employer has NO POSSIBLE WAY TO KNOW WHO THEY VOTED FOR. The proper market response would be if you don't like it, don't buy their stuff. I don;t like labor unions, so I avoid their cars, for example.

11-01-10, 08:51 AM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Intimidation is not passing a note, sorry. Unions have done this every single election since there were unions. Every election. Members give dues which are donated to candidates regardless of their personal feelings (any of them that don't toe the line on politics). They are harangued in an environment where they all know what happens to those that disagree (how do they treat "scabs," exactly?). I assume if I search the forum for posts right before elections in past years I'll see the same posters complaining about this complaining about unions? Look, the bottom line is that I see this like I see censorship. Many on forums will call some group of looks burning some books "censorship," or "book banning." It's NOT. Real censorship requires a state actor (a book can't be "banned" if the only place you can't get it is that church parking lot over there (if Amazon will have it in your hands tomorrow, it ain't banned). This is similar. If the GOVERNMENT campaigns for a candidate (municipal union workers?) then that is a huge problem. If a private business does, I don't care, not even a little. No employee is FORCED since their employer has NO POSSIBLE WAY TO KNOW WHO THEY VOTED FOR. The proper market response would be if you don't like it, don't buy their stuff. I don;t like labor unions, so I avoid their cars, for example.