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In reply to the discussion: Are Repugs Days Numbered? - They Are Doing Everything Possible To Piss Off Major Voting Blocs...... [View all]KansDem
(28,498 posts)24. Recent trends show corporations are "advising" employees on how to vote
Can Employers Tell Their Workers How to Vote?
A flurry of emails from CEOs telling workers how to vote in November has raised a troubling question: Can a company legally tell workers how to vote?
For the most part, the answer is yes.
Election regulators and corporate lawyers say no federal election law specifically prevents employers from telling workers they could lose their jobs if they vote for a certain candidate.
The issue has come into public view after Westgate CEO David Siegel sent an email to his 7, 000 workers saying that if President Obama is elected "I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company." (Read more: CEO to Workers: You'll Likely Be Fired If Obama Wins )
The news was followed with a missive from the Koch brothers to their 45, 000 workers at Georgia Pacific that they could "suffer the consequences, including higher gasoline prices, runaway inflation, and other ills" if they voted for candidates not supported by Koch-owned companies or its political fund-raising arm.
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/49421240
A flurry of emails from CEOs telling workers how to vote in November has raised a troubling question: Can a company legally tell workers how to vote?
For the most part, the answer is yes.
Election regulators and corporate lawyers say no federal election law specifically prevents employers from telling workers they could lose their jobs if they vote for a certain candidate.
The issue has come into public view after Westgate CEO David Siegel sent an email to his 7, 000 workers saying that if President Obama is elected "I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company." (Read more: CEO to Workers: You'll Likely Be Fired If Obama Wins )
The news was followed with a missive from the Koch brothers to their 45, 000 workers at Georgia Pacific that they could "suffer the consequences, including higher gasoline prices, runaway inflation, and other ills" if they voted for candidates not supported by Koch-owned companies or its political fund-raising arm.
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/49421240
And with the recent revelations of spying on American citizens, who knows if a CEO will eventually be able to see how his/her employees voted. The "threat" of doing so may scare some into voting the way the CEO wants...
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Are Repugs Days Numbered? - They Are Doing Everything Possible To Piss Off Major Voting Blocs...... [View all]
global1
Jul 2013
OP
The pigs control PA: US House, Governor, State House and Senate and 1 US Senate seat.
AlinPA
Jul 2013
#10
Yes but the Democrats are not exactly doing much to grab most of these groups
davidn3600
Jul 2013
#12