ThePlayDrive
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From what I understand though, these union members are boycotting businesses that are neutral and simply not showing support either way for either side. They are trying to gain support by telling these businesses to either support them or suffer business loss due to their boycott. They are essentially being cruel and trying to harass companies into supporting them. These are bully/thug tactics to me.
To be fair, if I were them, I wouldn't target neutral businesses, so I do view that action as questionable. Nonetheless, it's hard for me to call it bullying because while the wording/action is aggressive, I can understand why union members wouldn't want to give money to a "neutral" business. Even actual neutrality hurts their interests since it means one less group on their side and in all likelihood, the owners of these businesses will vote and silence in public could be approval of Walker in the voting booth. To me, this just seems like the regular game of politics.
That said, if I were a business owner, I would likely keep my business neutral in politics and leave political decisions for my private life - so I'm not to fond of this tactic since I would also be targeted even though I support unions/collective bargaining.