Ohio McDonald’s Encourages Employees to Vote Republican
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A handful of McDonald’s employees in northeastern Ohio received handbills in their most recent paychecks suggesting they vote for three Republican candidates.
The fast food chain’s corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., quickly condemned the action by Canton franchisee Paul Siegfried, saying it violated company policy. Allen Schulman, an attorney representing one of the employees, said Friday he had forwarded the paycheck insert to Canton’s city law director, citing an Ohio law against corporate advocacy in elections.
“It’s no surprise to anyone that Ohio is a battleground state in this election, and for a multinational corporation like McDonald’s to threaten employees like this is morally and legally wrong,” Schulman said in a statement.
Siegfried issued an apology later Friday, emphasizing the value he places on employees and their freedom of choice in the upcoming election.
“Distributing this communication was an error of judgment on my part,” Siegfried said in a statement. “Please know, it was never my intention to offend anyone. For those that I have offended, I sincerely apologize.”
The handbill with a simple McDonald’s logo at the top recommended votes for Republicans John Kasich for governor, Rob Portman for U.S. Senate, and Jim Renacci for Ohio’s 16th congressional district. A Renacci campaign flier was also included.
“If the right people are elected we will be able to continue with raises and benefits at or above our present levels,” the insert said. “If others are elected we will not.”
Shirley Rogers Reece, general manager for the company’s Ohio region, said McDonald’s had no knowledge that the handbill was being distributed.
“We wholeheartedly respect diverse views and opinions, and our employees’ right to vote,” she said in a statement. “Our position is that every employee should make his or her own choice.”
Shulman told city law director Joe Martuccio the letter was “clearly designed to intimidate, threaten and coerce a captive group of employees to vote for specific candidates at the risk of their jobs, their raises, and their benefits.”
He called it “particularly egregious that in this time of harsh economic conditions, a corporation would stoop to this level of voter intimidation.”
In her statement, Reece said that McDonald’s did not endorse any of the candidates mentioned in the handbill.
“While clearly this was poor judgment, we don’t believe it was intended to offend anyone,” Reece said.
Kasich faces Gov. Ted Strickland in Tuesday’s election. Portman is running against Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the open seat currently held by U.S. Sen. George Voinovich. Renacci is challenging first-term Rep. John Boccieri in one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country. Strickland, Fisher and Boccieri are all Democrats.
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Comments (174)
KL
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:13pmI don’t really care that they mention just republicans. Its ABOUT TIME……..sick of just hearing about companies talking about democrats! Good for the Canton McDonald. I can tell you the next time im headed to Ohio to visit family, i will make sure to stop at that McDonald’s!!
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:12pmI don’t particularly agree with McDonalds tactic. But as long as they aren‘t forcing the employees to vote Republican then I don’t see anything wrong with it. The employees ought to know enough to figure that if the Demos win. Then their health care is probably going to go bye bye.
Report Post »kingssman
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:29pmwhile not really a threat to vote republican, its basically saying “if republicans don’t win, nobody gets raises” Not that mcDonalds would actually give people raises even if republicans do win. Pretty much McDonalds wants people to serve their interest, not their employees’ interests.
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:34pmYou know KINGSSMAN, it is exactly your thought process that is screwing up this country. Why would McDonald’s or any company for that matter NOT be looking out for their own interest? Please explain to me how that’s wrong? Employees should be happy to be emplkoyed, NOT the other way around! We are not OWED anything!
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 12:09amJust exactly how to you “force” someone to vote one way or another? How would anyone ever know? Unless of course, the SEIU rigged the voting machines. But that would never happen. Right? Right!
Report Post »ltb
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 12:10amBetterthantv, one of the differences between Liberals and Conservatives is that if Liberals don’t like their jobs they demand to be accommodated by their employers, if Conservatives don’t like their jobs they start their own companies. I am so sick of the entitlement mentality of people like Kingsman.
Report Post »gopsnativeson
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 4:49pmKingsman, do you think a company has an obligation & a right to serve their own self interest, IE MAKING A BUCK, or do you think they should operate for the sole beefit of the employee.
If the company cant survive & make money how can they possible stay in business to provide a job to anyone.
Jesus, you sound like you think its a crime for a business to operate in their own interestes & try to make a profit.
Report Post »THE AUDACITY OF NO
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:11pmBa dop bop ba bah…I‘m lovin’ it
Report Post »klevalt
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:10pmI absolutely agree!!! There is no reason why an employer would not want to educate their employees as to why they can’t have a raise, or better benefits! You Go Mickey D’s!!!
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 2:17amThere are a lot of people who think that you are voting against your own self interest. If they were in a position of authority over you, and decided to “educate” you for your own good, I don’t think you would be grateful for these gentle attempts to persuade you to come around to their point of view. I think you would view it as imtimidation, and that their arrogance would infuriate you.
Report Post »daisy_mom4
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:07pmIt’s the truth, if dems keep control pushing policies that hurt business’ and the way michelle is going after fast food, they might not have a job to go to! We all know McDonalds makes us fat ;)
Report Post »whitaker
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:30pmMrs high and mighty self rightous michelle says so much about fast food and potatoes then scarfs down a cheese burger and fries what a hypocrite. Suggestive sell all you want.
Report Post »gopsnativeson
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:06pmI dont see a problem with a private business advocating for a political party. They’re not forcing their opinion on an employee to keep a job & charging them dues, like say,,,,,,,,,, unions, they’re not registering & voting illigals, criminals or dead people, like say,,,,,,,,,acorn & lib operatives anywhere..
Nobody’s buying their anticts, October surprises & feigned outrage.
We’ve been ruled by a minority that has posed as a majority for 40 years.
The gig is up.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:06pmMayor McCheese is a Tea Party Member. So is Grimmiss, but alas, the Hamburglar is a left wing felon.
Report Post »DHD
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:06pmIf you want to keep those arches golden, vote Republican. I would like fries with that.
Report Post »bobby535
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:04pmI see nothing wrong with it, as long as they are not forced into voting for certain people.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:01pmEveryone on these pages who won’t state unreservedly that this is a horrible idea and something no employer should ever do, is a lousy stinking hypocrite, because that’s exactly what you would aay if it were Democrats.that they endorsing
Report Post »OneRepublic4us
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:17pmI have a feeling small business all across the USA have told their employees the same thing.
Report Post »missbosslady
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 11:42pmGet a grip Chet!
Report Post »RantNationDotCom
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:10amHow about unions telling their members how to vote AND taking money from workers and giving it to the Marxists (democrats) without the member’s consent? At least these employees still had a choice. It’s not like their boss is going to know how they voted.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:00pmAs long as the employees are still able to make their own choice at the ballot box without fear for job or any type of reprisal, I do not see the problem. It is a fine line to walk, and such encouragment to their employees is needed to be done very carefully.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:10pmYes, LEOPARDOFTHESNOW … yes … ? Yes … right on … ?
Report Post »kingssman
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:32pmthe sign says “if democrats win, you loose your raises” I actually call that a fear for job and reprisal if the election tide turns the other way because somebody *Gasp* decided to vote pro-union, pro-benefit, pro-employee protection at the ballot box.
Report Post »w4jle
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 10:46pmTruth is NOT intimidation!
Report Post »CapitalistforGod
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 12:28pmIt is if one is on the Liberal left, in that case the truth is horrifying and repulsive and Dems will have no part of it! Vote Republican and do what is “Right” Pun intended!
Report Post »CapitalistforGod
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 12:33pmThe upper reply was meant for W4JLE.
Report Post »Proud American in Buffalo
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 10:54pmSorry Kingsman the flyer the way I read it did not threaten employees. It stated an opinon that economic conditions under the democratic canadates whould yeild a different outcome.
Report Post »Simply put the business conditions would be better with the canadate with the R after their names.
teahugger
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 11:19pmTime to learn to read. The flyer said that if someone other than the listed politicians win, then McDonald‘s wouldn’t be able to continue raises and benefits AT THE SAME OR HIGHER level…it does NOT threaten to withold them altogether. Seems like Micky D’s was making a statement of fact rather than a threat. However, I personally would not like to see that in my paycheck,although I defend their right to put it in there…free speech and all.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:56pmGo, Ronald, Go, Ronald … nice shoes, man, but this is a ‘not so happy meal’ … eck.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:51pmIts good to know that Ronald doesn’t like Marxists either.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »Spookytruck
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:39pmI’m with you.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:49pmThe Unions do the very same thing except they tell the member that NO union member would EVER vote for the GOP.. yes I seen it in writing on a UAW flier.. No mention of make an informed choice but simply vote progressive
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:59pmI would tend to agree…
I would prefer that companies, unions, schools… basically EVERYONE not tell their employee’s who they think they should vote for.
However since the Unions, schools and basically all government agencies will continue to do so, and the playing field will never be fair, then perhaps it is time for companies that actually create jobs do just that – explain that they would be able to grow further and in return employees will still have their jobs down the road, if they considered such and such list of people to consider…
So, I guess Turnabout is fair-play.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:25pmI have an employee who asks me every time a vote comes up. She doesn’t even want to know why I vote the way I do. I sit her down and explain the propositions to her and the differences in candidates and at the end of it all she still askes “Yeah, but how are YOU going to vote?”. I tell her.
Report Post »megansmom
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 10:11pmEvery election year the Union not only mails out 20 fliers telling us who to vote for but they send their stooges out to the building. And if you dare disagree, they threaten your tires.
Report Post »OOPs maybe I shouldn’t have put those Libertarian stickers on my car. Oh well I, I guess I’ll let them buy me new ones.
PeterThePainter
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:39pmRonald McDonald may need a hide out till Wednesday……
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:25pmThey are providing a much needed employee benefit. This is merely educating their employees by providing fact based information and it helps make them better, more knowledgeable people.
Report Post »Doc_Slammin
Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:40pmHow do you figure? They are instructing people how to vote at the threat of losing jobs and wages. Is this not the same thing McDonalds did?
Hypocrite.
Report Post »cheezwizshabaz
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:24pmThat’s right, the unions letterbomb their members daily on who to vote for.
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:22pmthat s smart , McDonald workers needs job and insurance too
Report Post »John McGraw
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:19pmIf they think they need the employees to know this information they should inform them. You would hope that the employee could process the information and do with it as they please.
Report Post »woodsdog
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:09pmThis gives me a strong desire for a Big Mac.
Report Post »Whittymom
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:56amand super sizin’ it! =)
Report Post »missionarydad
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:02pmI do not know Ohio laws but as a general statement, I see nothing wrong with this, now if it was a church yes that would be out of order, they just offered their recommendations. Newspapers and Local Television stations do this all the time at least where I live.
Report Post »teddie888
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 10:39pmIt’s not unlawful, it’s against their franchise agreement with the “mother company”. Nothing’s going to happen to the individual owners except a letter from corporate head quarters . But, hey, it’s already done, kinda like a witness a the stand that says something and the opposing lawyer says he wants it stricken from the records, fine, but the jury already heard it and they can’t un-hear (sp) it. Same thing here. I say Bravo, McDonalds of Ohio
Report Post »RantNationDotCom
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:23amActually, churches should be able to do it too. As Christine O’Donnell was trying to say, separation of church and state is not in the Bill of Rights, only a prohibition of a government-sponsored religion. There’s a big difference. The pulpit was a contributing factor in the Revolutionary War, and the IRS has done a fine job of ensuring that churches don’t have that kind of patriotic influence again.
Oh wait. Unless it’s a “black” church. Jeremiah Wright gets to say whatever he wants, but since he‘s a Marxist it’s OK…
Report Post »psst
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 7:57pmDoes Slick bilLIE knows about this yet?
Report Post »He used to hang out at MickyD’s. Ate 69 Big Macs weekly w/ McMonica fries and extra special sauce.
MickyD’s franchises better start selling Arugula salad, sweet potato fries and pies. No salt of course..
And no transfat cooking..
MickyD’s gonna get weekly inspections from the health dept, maybe even daily.
Got MickeyD’s stocks? Sell.
BTW. The mayor of NY will now insist MickyD’s just sell the plain buns. And only Whole grain buns at that.
untameable-kate
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:51pmNo pies too much sugar,carrot sticks and nonfat yogurt.
Report Post »Sledgehammer
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 7:57pmHere in Ct. It is discouraged to even answer questions about the candidates, not being a manager myself, I tell people who ask, to follow their gut. Near total these young folks make what I think is the correct choice. I never tell them who to vote for, though tempted. But I listen to Glen followed by Rush from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., yeah I know cruel and anti- P.C. But I am blessed to work hard working young men and women! (except one, but I’m working on him)
Report Post »whitaker
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:24pmTell them vote pro american, pro constution supporter.
Report Post »RantNationDotCom
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:02amIt seems strange that a franchise owner gets in trouble for this but the McDonalds Corporation can give money to La Raza and anti-gun groups, (a whole lot of money) and that’s just fine. I haven’t been to McDonalds in quite some time for this reason, but I might make an exception for a certain one if I lived in Ohio.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 7:55pmI like the turnabout…. but it is wrong. Bring yourself down to their level & you bring yourself down.
Report Post »uneedmorekoolaid
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:09amThe gloves are off time to fight the dems tooth and nail!!!! I’m sure the unions had suppliments in their paychecks. But no one cries about that! Good for the franchiseiee for sending it out, bout time some people take a stand.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 7:51pmIt is well worded so as not to intimidate. However, I‘m not sure I’d have done something like with my employees. I would have, at least, listed all of the candidates and their party affiliation.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 9:33pmYeah, this is inappropriate for them to do this. It can seem like a quid pro quo.
But this allows me to bring up something about employers that I’ve wanted to have a discussion about for some time.
If you would allow people to discuss Politics at work, instead of worrying that somebody will complain about the content of someone’s speech, then we all could have been having these discussions BEFORE it got this far.
Also, it is completely alright if American workers are patriotic in the workplace. We’re Americans, for crying out loud.
jzs
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 10:30pmThe manager told them, in a note with their paycheck, if they didn‘t vote Republican they wouldn’t get raises, and he told them who to vote for. That’s a violation of State and Federal law. The Ohio law states that no employer, “shall print or authorize to be print…or post or exhibit in the establishment or anywhere in or about the establishment…handbills containing any threat, notice, or information that if any particular candidate is elected or defeated, work in the establishment will cease in whole or in part, or other threats expressed or implied, intended to influence the political opinions or votes of…its employees.”
Besides, it’s immoral. All the support here tells the tale: if someone is supporting the Tea Party you don’t give a damn about the law or the source of the law, the Constitution.
Report Post »Robert W
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 10:50pmCreeps me out. But at least they werent told to vote the party of death….the demoncats.
Report Post »missbosslady
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 10:59pmJZS,
You sound like a friggin whiner! You are cleary a strict adherent of Victimology; the religion of chioce for the left.
Where did it all go wrong for you? Did you get picked on at school, were your parents less than desirable or are you just a natural born pill?
Listening to clowns like you, with your big, pathetic chip on your shoulder, whiling away your days desperately trying to convince anyone who will listen to you that they are all vitims too. What a sad and sorry way to live a life, if you call that living.
Oh, the conspiracies and boogies men that reside in your empty head.
Maybe it will make you feel better to know that you actually serve a purpose. Whenever I see little nit wits like you running around with your Republicorp sign, or whatever the victim fantasy du jour is, I TIVO the joker and then replay for my teenager. After we watch it together my child thanks me for providing a stable home life, then we laugh and laugh.
Report Post »Impeach-BO
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 11:09pmMatty1631 is a Soros plant!
Yes, I will expose you like I did in all your other hateful and condescending posts.
This remark of yours, “They can call us whatever they want, it will not stop us from letting the country know that there is only one political point of view that is acceptable in this great free nation, and that all others will be tried and executed as traitors.” exposes you as a fraud.
No tea party member thinks all other points of view should be tried and executed. You better to and apply for a new The Blaze screen name, if you can. lol
Report Post »missbosslady
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 11:24pmHey Impeach, take it easy on Matty. Think about it, it’s Friday night and instead of being out with friends and having a healthy, normal social life this little child is screwing around on the internet trying to outwit the adults. Gosh, just how sad and pathetic does one’s life have to be to go on the internet and play pretend politics. That is one of the most pathetic activites that I can imagine!
Sheesh Matty, can’t you just play The Sims to fulfill your pretend life?
Poor Matty, no friends, no fun.
Matty, like my mother used to say, “if you’re so bored, go read a book you might learn something”.
Report Post »Impeach-BO
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 11:30pmmissbosslady, yes I know, poor little Matty would be better off playing his WoW.
You‘re voting for all the Tea Party candidates on Nov 2nd aren’t you little Matty? No? Under age? Well, see you in a few years then. :)
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 11:42pmThis is a typical union tactic and should be used to fight fire. The whole letter is the truth. These candidates would help this small franchise owner do better in business which in turn is better for employees,. I would fire anyone that has an Obama bumper sticker from my business and just let them know it is my way of paying for Obamacare. Time to be real folks.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 11:48pmI have to agree that this was wrong. I hope it doesn’t backfire. Every vote is important, we (conservatives) can not afford to become to sure of ourselves and complacent. It’s easy to sit around and type at each other. EVERYONE needs to get out Tuesday and exercise our right to vote. I think it is just as much a responsibility as it is a right.
On the other hand: Why is it that the “right” is the only group that has to be tolerent of others?? It seems to me that when a conservative speaks his mind;we are villified and attacked. When the left does it it is considered free speech.
I for one have completely given up on trying to be “P.C. I live in Columbia Mo. A collegetown. So I piss a lot of folks off! There is a very good reason for these kids to be in school-> They need education badly! They have no real understanding of how the world works. Period. Most don’t even think about how hard their parents had to work to send them here. But they will denegrate capitalism all day long. My neck is sore from shaking my head so much.
PLEASE vote and do whatever you can to encourage everyone you know to do the same!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »TNT1
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 12:47amWhere’s the threat.What I read was fact.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 1:11amMissBoss, I think I love you.
Report Post »norway1516
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 1:56amthe law is unconstitutional but I don’t see where the threat of being fired was in there? even if it was how would the boss to know?? come on he‘s making a suggestion he’s asking his employee‘s to help support a candidate that doesn’t hate business so it could help them all….I don’t see the crime in it, he made a suggestion and they can take it or leave it. I believe the unions do it everyday.
Report Post »storm8259
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 2:19am@ Matty1631 in reply to your hypocritical (in so many ways) quote “They can call us whatever they want, it will not stop us from letting the country know that there is only one political point of view that is acceptable in this great free nation, and that all others will be tried and executed as traitors.” All that in one sentence, communistic (one political point of view), free nation (totally contradicts with previous 10 words (see one political point of view) and anarchistic revolutionary calling for 2nd amendment remedies for those having free thought in this great nation of ours.
Report Post »go crawl back in your closet and hide from all the “spooky” people you’re told to be afraid of each 5-6pm.
Matty1631
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 2:40amsee folks i told you this would happen.
These libs have nothing better to do than troll our boards on a friday night. Unlike us teabaggers who are out living vibrant lives.
Instead of trying to debate issues, these liberal socilists are trying to make me out to be some kind if radical. Impeach-bo is just another commie trying to discredit our movement.
Come November 2nd we will send the teabaggers to washington.
storm8259
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 3:07am@ matty ugh dude or dudette, as you say it‘s friday night and you’re living your vibrant life spewing trash talk, nice life matty. where i am it’s saturday a.m., and i’m enjoying my morning brew reading a variety of opinions from all over the world, and the most hatefilled comments come from 2 sites, this and foxnation that i have chosen to also follow in matty’s free one political voice nation. enjoy your vibrant friday night.
Report Post »judg724
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 5:10amNice try Matty, or whatever you are. Tea Party advocates don’t refer to themselves as the Anderson Cooper-coined homosexual act “*********”. By the way, if I own a company, what I say as far as advocating a candidate is my business, not the government’s. My business isn‘t here to necessarily cater to everyone’s desires. If I pay someone, I certainly can’t force anyone to vote a certain way, but I can suggest. I work for a union, and they do WAY more than suggest who to vote for. Why should this business owner apologize? The unions don’t.
Report Post »bookhound63
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 5:41amMatty1631, Do you really think you are fooling anyone? Seriously, go back to Media Matters or the Huff Po or whoever signs your checks (In the end its Soros) and tell them your effort is failing. Do you show up at Rallies as Billionaires For Wealthcare, or a member of Republicorp? How much do they pay you to sit in your mom’s basement and write this drivel? Did you ever think of getting a REAL job?
Report Post »Atheist
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 5:55am“Vote republican and you get more. Vote democrat and you will get less.”
Yeah, that isn‘t intimidating anything but a person’s lively hood.
Report Post »mcpbob
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 6:20ami don’t know what the big deal is, UNIONS like (SEIU) call their members on the phone and tell them who they should vote for, and i don’t hear anyone complaining about them doing that.
Report Post »MR_ANDERSON
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:09amChicago Unions are calling Union employees and telling them who they have to vote for this year. They use to just say it at work, now they are calling personal numbers. While it was wrong for this franchisee to do this, they did do it in a nicer manner than the Chicago Unions are doing it for the Democrats.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:52amIt is illegal to tell someone how to vote BUT it is perfectly legal to take money out of their paychecks and give it to the Dems like the UNIONS do every day…
Yes, that makes sense…IN BIZZARO WORLD!!!
Report Post »MattyFos
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:42amThe “Soros Plant” Matty gives ALL Matty’s a bad name…
Report Post »franmyster
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:25amWhy can the unions send political flyers out to their members but private business owners cannot. My husband pays (through union dues) for Democrat propaganda to be sent to our home every election. He has no choice and no recourse. The ACLU and their lawyers never seem to be bothered by union intimidation.
Report Post »tenring
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:20amUnions send out newsletters by the millions telling their people who to vote for, but that seems to be ok.
Report Post »Gray_Lensman
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 1:48pmWhy not? My union constantly bombards me with unwanted flyers, bumper stickers, and often quite frankly dishonest propaganda to try to get me to vote for Progressive idiots. It’s only fair that companies be allowed to express their opinions also.
Report Post »longhorn mama
Posted on October 31, 2010 at 7:09amUnlike Card Check, we still have a secret ballot. How can this in any way be threat because McD will never know how you voted? Besides, it was the stark truth.
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