Here’s
what Romney said on the tape…
“I hope you make it very clear to your
employees what you believe is in the best interestof your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in
the upcoming elections.And whether you agree with me or you agree with
President Obama, or whatever your political view, I hope — I hope you pass
those along to your employees. Nothing
illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for
the business, because I think that will figure into their election
decision, their voting decision.”
Here’s
what Romney’s SuperPac-Backed CEO’s are doing:
Charles and David Koch are “trying to control the political process through hundreds of millions of dollars in donations to right-wing causes and candidates. An In Times investigation reveals that the billionaires have broken out another tactic to influence the 2012 elections”. (beyondchron.com)
The Koch Industries
corporate leadership” sent “voter information packets” to 45,000 employees stating that that they “support
Mitt Romney for president” and other
“Koch-endorsed candidates”. (beyondchron.com) a copy of pro-Romney editorial written by
David Koch and an anti-Obama editorial written by Charles Koch are included in
the packet. The anti-Obama editorial
reads – “If Obama is reelected then many of our more than 50,000 U.S. employees
and contractors may suffer the consequences, including higher gasoline prices,
runaway inflation and other ills.” (AP)
Dave Robertson, President
and COO of Koch Industries sent
employees a letter “warning them of consequences if Obama is re-elected,” (wokv.com)
David Siegel, the
founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts
sent an email to his workers “railing against one-percent bashing and arguing
that the president’s reelection would threaten their jobs”. (stripersonline,com)
Arthur Allen, the
founder, president and CEO of ASG
Software Solutions recently emailed his employees “asking them to vote for
Mitt Romney for the sake of the company –
and their jobs.” (theblaze.com)
Robert Lacks of Lacks Enterprises, a Michigan
auto-parts company, “told employees in a recent email that they should “vote to
improve your standard of living by opposing Obama.” (stripersonline.com)
Robert Murray of Murray Enterprises in Ohio “forced
miners to attend a Mitt Romney rally without pay, some miners have charged.”” (leanforward.msnbc.com)
Is it Legal?
After hours of searching, I couldn’t find a definitive answer. There appears to be a lot of grey areas as you will find in the related links below.
The bottom line is…
On the one hand, employers have the right to
freedom of speech. On the other hand, when an employee goes in a voting
booth, his/her choice is out of the employer’s hands!
Spread the Word!
Sources:
New Romney Tape: Mitt
Tells CEOs To Pressure Employees to Vote for Him
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/10/18/new-romney-tape-mitt-tells-ceos-to-pressure-employees-to-vote-for-him-audio/
The Koch Brothers Sent Employees
a List of People to Vote For
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/10/koch-brothers-sent-employees-list-people-vote/57938/
Koch Sends Pro-Romney Mailing to
45,000 Employees While Stifling Workplace Political Speech
Company heads threatens employees
with consequences if Obama is re-elected
Yet another CEO asks employees to
vote Romney for sake of the company (and their jobs)
Threatening employees to vote
against O
http://www.stripersonline.com/t/866795/threatening-employees-to-vote-against-o
Prohibition of Coercion (Legal Information Institute)
LEGALITY LINKS
Coercion (Legal Information Institute)
Coercion (Legal Information Institute)
MESSAGE BOARD: Can an employer suggest how employees should vote?
GOTTA VOTE
Get Registered > Check Status > Report Abuse > Vote!
http://vote-usa.org/ (ballot info)
http://reed.edu/earlyvoting/calendar/ (early
voting info)
http://www.longdistancevoter.org/voter_registration_deadlines#.UHLl2ZhWyuI (registration
deadlines)
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