Temporary shutdown is likely to attract trouble from the federal government. I forgot to mention that there is something deeply wrong with the presumption that

Temporary shutdown is likely to attract trouble from the federal government. I forgot to mention that there is something deeply wrong with the presumption that employees (or their union) should be able to negotiate on an equal basis. They didn't risk their money to found the business. They don't own it, and shouldn't own it, because they didn't put up the funds to create it. It doesn't belong to you. It's not yours. Do not perform a mugging. Sure, employees want to negotiate from a position of equality or strength, but wanting something doesn't mean you deserve it or get it. To them we must say: find your own business idea and venture capital, and work hard for years with the possibility of losing everything. Most businesses fail. Most of them fail quickly, causing painful losses. Nobody would bother if they didn't have a chance to get lots of money and power. We need people to bother, because this creates jobs.