GS1140 Analysis5 1 Dillman
Reginald is in a tight spot and will need to carefully weigh his options. As I reviewed the evaluations, it seemed the ethical checklist was best suited for this dilemma. First, he could chose the refuse to work because he believes that safety may be a true issue. So he must ask himself, is it legal to work under these conditions and the answer is yes. Then is it balanced? No. With true safety issues at stake there is no win for the workers if he works in their stead and they lose the strike. It could result in an unnecessary work related death. Finally, how would he feel about it? No one could possibly feel good about denying others a right to feel safe in the work place. Should the worst occur, he would never forgive himself. Second, he could refuse to work because he feels it is unethical to break a strike. While is certainly legal to break a strike line, would his family be proud? I don’t think so. Then is it balanced? No, because there is only one winner in this outcome. Next, he could work because he feel obligated to do so. Is it legal to work? Yes it is. Is it balanced in this issue? It still benefits only upper management, himself included. And once again he would have to violate his own moral compass as he does not think things are safe, just to satisfy the company. Working for the money would not bring pride or balance. He would rake benefits while others greatly suffered. Yet such action would remain legal. Finally, if the company would fire him for not breaking the picket line then not only would he fail to have pride about fighting back, but it puts him in a worse position in the long run. It would not be legal on the company’s part to force such an action. In conclusion, using the ethical checklist shows clearly that Reginald has no business crossing that picket line.