Employees of a McDonald's franchise in Canton, Ohio got their paychecks telling to vote for the Republican candidates.
The pamphlet appeared calculated to intimidate workers into voting for Republican candidates by making a direct reference to their wages and benefits, said Allen Schulman, a Democrat who is president of the Canton City Council and said he obtained a copy of the pamphlet on Wednesday.
Where it says, “If the right people are elected, we will be able to continue with raises and benefits at or above the current levels. If others are elected, we will not.” implicitly threats the employees who seriously depend on the wages from the McDonald's. Allen Schulman states,
“This is an outrageous attack on one of the most fundamental rights our citizens enjoy – the right to vote for the candidate of his/her choice without economic fear or threat,” “It is particularly egregious that in this time of harsh economic conditions, a corporation would stoop to this level of voter intimidation.”
It is also against Ohio Revised Code which employer shall not influence political opinions or votes of employees. This is a shameful incident that a powerful employer tries to intimidate his employees and to influence their votes.
I want to ask Mr. Paul Siegfried, the owner of the McDonald's in Canton, "Can I get a discount on Happy Meal if I vote for the Republicans?"
Let me have a "Happy Meal" is a wonderful idea for a commentary. The author did a perfect job in presenting the facts about the case at hand which is a McDonald's in Canton, Ohio was trying to force people or strongly suggest into voting for Republicans. The author included the actually letter and opinions on the matter from other sources. The Ohio Revised Code was also included showing the illegal practices of the McDonald's and its owner by attempting to influence its employees. I think the writer new the material well and was cleverly sarcastic about the tittle and the free happy meals. Although instead of expressing his or her opinion and thought, the commentary was full of other people's thoughts and opinions about the matter. The target audience was spot on but there was no clear point of view except for the author using the word sad in the first paragraph. What is sad? I would of loved to hear his or her thoughts about the matter and how we can fix this, make it illegal, or even more examples of corrupt corporations also doing this. Should there be more screening in order to own a franchise or should this one we fined or shut down even. I wanted to know more and see the results of the elections in Canton, Ohio to check and see if the plots of the employer payed off? The logic is there and a great starting point for an article.
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