Voter Intimidation At McDonald's.Employees Told That Unless Republicans Win, They Won't Get Raises Or Benefits
Voter Intimidation At McDonald's.Employees Told That Unless Republicans Win, They Won't Get Raises Or Benefits
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Posted: 10/29/10 at 6:40pm
The owner of a franchise in Canton, Ohio enclosed a handbill in employees' paychecks that threatened lower wages and benefits if Republicans don't win on Tuesday.
"As the election season is here we wanted you to know which candidates will help our business grow in the future," reads the letter. "As you know, the better our business does it enables us to invest in our people and our restaurants. If the right people are elected we will be able to continue with raises and benefits at or above our present levels. If others are elected, we will not. As always, who you vote for is completely your personal decision and many factors go into your decision."
The note ends with a list of candidates McDonald's believes "will help our business move forward." It names Republicans John Kasich for governor, Rob Portman for Senate, and Jim Renacci for Congress. With the letter was a biography of Renacci.
"The handbill endorses candidates who have in essence pledged to roll back the minimum wage and eviscerate the safety net that protects the most vulnerable members of our workforce," said Attorney Allen Schulman of Canton law firm Schulman Zimmerman & Associates, which received the documents from an employer who stepped forward. "But it's more than that. When a corporation like McDonald's intimidates its employees into voting a specific way, it violates both state and federal election law. 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. This despicable corporate conduct is the logical extension of the Citizens United decision, which has unleashed corporate arrogance and abuse."
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/29/voter-intimidation-mcdonalds-republican_n_776187.html
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Posted: 10/29/10 at 6:42pmDon't these franchisees have grammar check?
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 10/29/10 at 9:16pmOld Republican tactic. I was in college in 1980 and my boss at my part-time job made a big show of paying everyone in cash before the election because if Jimmy Carter was re-elected the banks would all be closed.
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Posted: 10/30/10 at 1:11amAnd tell me how is this any different than what the union representztives tell their members?
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 10/30/10 at 3:33am
What Union has told it's members "If the right people are elected we will be able to continue with raises and benefits at or above our present levels. If others are elected, we will not."?
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Posted: 10/30/10 at 8:56amJust to be clear - was this the action of the franchise owner him/herself, or the national corporation? It doesn't seem like a local Canton, Ohio election would appear on the radar of the corporate people in Oak Brook, Illinois.
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Voter Intimidation At McDonald's.Employees Told That Unless Republicans Win, They Won't Get Raises Or Benefits#6
Posted: 11/1/10 at 8:32pmMayor McCheese is a republican?
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Posted: 11/2/10 at 11:25amWell, a lot of people at the tea party rallies do have the same build as Grimace.
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Posted: 11/2/10 at 12:06pmThis is why I only eat at Burger King.
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 11/2/10 at 12:16pmI will boycott McDonald's-- after McRib goes away again.
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Posted: 11/2/10 at 12:35pmBluemoon, I caught this on PBS News and I understood it to be the franchise owner.
Joined: 12/31/69
Voter Intimidation At McDonald's.Employees Told That Unless Republicans Win, They Won't Get Raises Or Benefits#11
Posted: 11/2/10 at 12:37pmIt was the local owner.
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Posted: 11/2/10 at 12:44pm
Joe, if its not the McRib it will be the damn shamrock shake.
They just won't let us GO!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
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Posted: 11/2/10 at 12:45pm
You can never escape! 
Voter Intimidation At McDonald's.Employees Told That Unless Republicans Win#14
Posted: 11/2/10 at 1:19pmI know, Addy! I'm actually considering marrying the Quarter Pounder with Cheese...since the Eiffel Tower is already spoken for.
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