Staunchly pro-Trump Uihleins gave anonymous survey to workers at Uline, headquartered in swing state of Wisconsin

Summary

Republican mega-donors Dick and Liz Uihlein, major backers of Trump, surveyed employees at their company, Uline, on their voting preferences for the upcoming U.S. election. Uline is based in swing-state Wisconsin, critical for presidential candidates.

Marketed as “anonymous,” the survey requested employees sign in, raising privacy concerns and skepticism among staff.

Liz Uihlein dismissed concerns, calling the survey “for fun” and voluntary, though legal experts warn that such employer requests can be intimidating and may increase employee anxiety.

Federal and state laws prohibit voter intimidation, with Wisconsin specifically criminalizing vote solicitation.

  • PriorityMotif@lemmy.world
    811·
    17 days ago

    I fucking hate these mother fuckers. They fund Daren Bailey and Bruce Rauner in Illinois. They were also behind the case where a downstate judge threatened to have JB Pritzker arrested for his Covid emergency orders and mask mandates. I will not be upset when they pass away.

    • blazeknave@lemmy.world
      2·
      16 days ago

      Pritzker is one of the most down to earth wealthy people I’ve ever met. I didn’t realize who I was dealing with until later on.

      • PriorityMotif@lemmy.world
        1·
        16 days ago

        He’s been really good for Illinois, I didn’t want another billionaire and didn’t vote for him in the primary, but I’ll take what I can get. I was disappointed that he rolled back biometric data collection fines.

        • blazeknave@lemmy.world
          1·
          16 days ago

          Everyone tells me he’s been good for their quality of life and at the least not leading a class war against the poor. Pleasant surprise to hear.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
    28·
    16 days ago

    “Anonymous”

    “Log in”

    Lmao. Nope. I’ve seen that one before. Didn’t get me that time either.

    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
      8·
      16 days ago

      I would also just lie to my boss anyway. But I also don’t have a social media present that’s tied to my real life/name.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    19·
    17 days ago

    If the parties were reversed, and it were a Democratic owner pushing the polling, Republican employees would have burned the place down already.

      • FilthyHands@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        17 days ago

        I work in the packaging industry, and they have literally every size box, in any quantity, on demand. That being said, our clients purchase everything. We don’t have much say in what vendors they choose.

        Fun fact: I throw away (recycle) 2-5 full size Uline catalogs a day, even though it says on every packing slip CUSTOMER REQUESTS NO CATALOGS.

        • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
          2·
          16 days ago

          They have to constantly print and ship catalogs. How else will they explain why they underpay their workers so much?

  • theangryseal@lemmy.world
    9·
    16 days ago

    My brother’s former employer (Jim Justice, current governor of West Virginia) once laid off nearly everyone in the mine he worked at. With their last paycheck was a letter, (paraphrasing) “If Barack Obama is elected, we may never return to work.”

    I took it as, “Well, vote Republican or we aren’t opening the mines back up and you won’t have a job.”

    Wasn’t long after Obama won that they called most of them back.

    It’s crazy how often my brother and his coworkers had to chase their paychecks too. Justice is known locally for stiffing his workers, yet somehow he’s qualified to govern the state. Beats me man. I need to look at the election results and see how many people voted for him in towns where he employs people. It would shock me if he got a significant post job of the vote in those towns given his reputation.

    Before he was governor I only ever heard his name in a negative light.

  • Bonesince1997@lemmy.world
    8·
    17 days ago

    Yeah, politics is…fun. Just another Republican caught in the act thinking everything is a joke. You’re not a comedian, you’re an asshole.