So Now Your Beloved Unions Threaten Wisconsin Business Owners?

[1042 Trooper]

Class. Pure class.

Really changes my mind and makes me want to support them now!

[anachranerd]

-Shrug- they're threatening a boycott....they do have the right to vote with their wallets

[AI_guy]

They may have the right to vote with their wallets, but they don't have the right to threaten a boycott.

WI ss 943.30

943.30 Threats to injure or accuse of crime. (1) Who- ever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person’s will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.

[1042 Trooper]

Get some. Gotta love them unions!

They may have the right to vote with their wallets, but they don't have the right to threaten a boycott.

WI ss 943.30

943.30 Threats to injure or accuse of crime. (1) Who- ever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person’s will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.

[jeffIL]

Class. Pure class.

Really changes my mind and makes me want to support them now!

Sigh. Turn off Fox News for a few minutes. We get it.

[1042 Trooper]

Sigh. Turn off Fox News for a few minutes. We get it.

Now your gettin' smart.

[retired]

They may have the right to vote with their wallets, but they don't have the right to threaten a boycott.

WI ss 943.30

943.30 Threats to injure or accuse of crime. (1) Who- ever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person’s will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.

I question whether that section you quoted would apply to the letter sent by the union. That section clearly states, "maliciously' at the beginning.

The letter sent by the union reads as follows: “Failure to do so will leave us no choice but (to) do a public boycott of your business. And sorry, neutral means ‘no’ to those who work for the largest employer in the area and are union members.”

I don't see where the element "maliciously" is present.

[FNA209]

The Union members can call for any boycott they wish. They have that right. Any small business can ignore them. The business has that right.

That's all good and either side gets to reap the benefit or loss of their stance.

Vote with your ballot... your wallet... your moving out of state.

That's what makes America great.

Now if the union ( and I haven't seen any signs of it) starts intimidating people from using the businesses, we have a problem.

[OneAdam12]

Now if the union ( and I haven't seen any signs of it) starts intimidating people from using the businesses, we have a problem.

We can hope can't we?