[Just another Joe]

However, the workers should have a voice in what they are forced to endure.

Here we go again.
A restaurant owner hires a hindu waiter. The waiter doesn't like having to serve beef to the patrons.
The owner should have to stop serving beef?

Saying that the employees should have a say in what the owner offers their patrons is totally wrong, IMO.

[Hodar]

A restaurant owner hires a hindu waiter. The waiter doesn't like having to serve beef to the patrons. The owner should have to stop serving beef?

Poor analogy. The waiter knew what the resturant offers before he applied for the job. Serving beef, although morally offensive to the Hindu; is not linked to lung cancer. A better analogy is the person who applies for work at an office. The some co-worker smokes, and the person is forced to deal with the 2nd hand smoke. It's not unreasonable to expect to breathe clean air.

[swarthyguy]

A restaurant owner hires a hindu waiter. The waiter doesn't like having to serve beef to the patrons.
The owner should have to stop serving beef?

Scrrew the Hindus. Wait til the islamis bring a lawsuit against a ribs joint for serving pork ribs!

This whole thing about employees is a smokescreen. No one forces people to work in smoky joints. And i haven't met a bartender yet who likes Boston's smoking ban. Even when i tell 'em to ask the mayor for the tip.