[Fledermaus]

If any employer told me how to vote I’d tell them were to shove it. If they fired me I’d sue the hell out of them.

[Mastador1]

Haven't the Unions been doing this FOREVER?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It's a secret ballot. They can vote as they please and say they obeyed.

Forcing people to vote your way is Democrat territory.

Can you say "card check?"

[MeganC]

The other donation trick is the billionaire who has all of his employees from his various contractors, vendors, and subsidiaries donate to politicians and then he compensates them with bonuses.

[Conservative Gato]

Bloomberg Businessweek describes the concerted effort by business groups to get their member corporations ready to weigh in on the election — an election, we'll remind you, that has largely been framed as business-versus-Tea Party.

The only way business and tea party are on opposite sides is if there is a whole lot of crony capitalism going on.

CGato

[Steve_Seattle]

It is a stretch - probably a lie - to connect this to Citizens United. Every employee - whether corporate, private, or public - probably already senses the political preferences of management, regardless of whether those preferences have any specific relationship to legislation affecting the business or government agency. But no business owner or government manager can compel an employee who or what to vote for.

[muir_redwoods]

I’ve always known how my employers wanted me to vote. It’s never mattered to me at all.

[Mr. K]

boy they really hate Citizens United.

That’s how you know it’s good

[Steve_Seattle]

"Companies can't threaten to fire employees if they don't vote a certain way, but can indicate their concern about the effects on the company if the "wrong" candidate is elected."

As has been pointed out, unions have been doing this forever. And is it really wrong for businesses and unions to point out to their members the possible or probable effects on the union or business if one candidate or the other is elected? I have no problem with this as long as the issues are specifically related to business or union concerns, but it bugs me when unions and businesses start pontificating on things like gay marriage and abortion.