Ohio miners forced to attend Romney rally without pay...

[kandrathe]

It is always wrong to use threat and intimidation to "force" people to do things against their will. Such as the times when I have been threatened by union workers and organizers. It is almost as bad as where the government uses laws to force people to adhere to their thinking (e.g. forcing the non-profit Catholic organizations to provide birth control coverage in their insurance plans). It's easier to quit your job, than to quit your country. I think we can agree that this kind of tyranny smells bad by whomever is peddling it.

In our state, we've have a series of strong union stands that have devastated towns, families and businesses (not just the ones in the dispute). The latest drama here is the year long lock out of the union at Crystal Sugar.

And Loch, it was only morally wrong if the owner didn't give advance notice. I don't think it is necessarily wrong legally. The employees work by free choice, and the owners employ by free choice. If the owners decide to lock the place up for a day or a week, or a month. They might be violating some contracts, but that's why we have courts. They are certainly violating the normal spirit of the employment agreement, but in the end (like at Crystal Sugar) the employees need to decide whether they will work, or work elsewhere.