Fort Frances-area Gingrich Woodcraft cites faith for closure after workers vote to join union

[trotsky]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/fort-frances-area-gingrich-woodcraft-cites-faith-for-closure-after-workers-vote-to-join-union-1.3197723

A furniture manufacturer in Devlin, near Fort Frances, Ont., has closed its doors for what it calls religious reasons after workers voted in favour of joining a union.

Gingrich Woodcraft said in a statement that, as Christian business owners, their personal beliefs do not allow them freedom to work with a labour union.

The company stated, "We are required by scripture to 'live peaceably with all men,' and not to use force to gain what we want or for what is required to succeed."

Earlier this month, 25 workers at the plant voted 69 per cent in favour of joining Unifor, the largest private-sector union in the country.

[Cartoonist]

1. That is messed up

Putting people out of work is "live peacefully with all men"?

[drm604]

2. Seriously.

Their excuse makes zero sense.

[trotsky]

3. It doesn't have to.

One of the more aggravating aspects of religion.

[drm604]

4. This is in Canada, so maybe it does have to make sense.

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. The owners seem to be claiming unions are anti-Christian by their very nature

which seems an extreme stance to take.

Notice the business pushes religion on its website - at the bottom it quotes Psalm 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble".

[rug]

6. “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice,

who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages." - Jeremiah 22:13 