Donate to the union fund, and give the scab performance a one star review on Google maps
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2023
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The kids saw the strikers outside? May be a good teaching moment so something personally positive comes out of it.
Watching scabs preforming at Medieval Times sounds horrible.
I know, at dinner you always want the regular knight shift.
Wear a pro-union shirt or go in with a sign. No need to fight with your family, because your family isn't really the problem at hand right now.
I think it's reasonable to go reluctantly. I think it's also reasonable to politely decline to attend. Tell your wife and in-laws to enjoy themselves, but politely explain that attending would violate your deeply held beliefs.
We all run into these kinds of situations occasionally. Turning down a meal due to dietary restrictions, refusing to perform an action due to a religious obligation, etc. Ideally, your wife should understand, and your in-laws don't need to. It really depends what your wife is willing to support.
I think you have a good compromise of donating to their cause. Personally I wouldn't have gone and had a talk with my kids about the importance of standing up for your beliefs (and sorry if you want to go anyway, you're not old enough to drive). Even if the money's been spent I wouldn't go as it still hurts the moral of strikers and reinforces the scabs decision to cross the line.
What can I do to make amends?
Be a good person, try to do the right thing, be a positive influence in the world
There's always the explosive diarrhea excuse.
Or see how long it takes to get kicked out for proselytizing to the other patrons about the strike.
Whatever you do, at least look the strikers in the eyes as you walk past.
What kind of scabs do you hire for a jousting tournament?
Hungry actors from the country who didn't make it big in Hollywood?
Seriously though, I'm actually kind of interested in how much training and OSHA and insurance there is in this business to start with.
As for OP, you can do a bunch of things to support their strike, probably. Tell people you know this is happening and why it's a problem, leave the business a review on Google about it with whatever rating you desire, email the union and donate to any strike fund pool they might have. Even an hour of your wages/time spent helping them out will likely be of greater value than the percentage of the ticket price they would have received from you. And I'm sure they'll be excited to know someone other than themselves cares enough to do something to support them.
Edit: and you also get to show your kids how to constructively collaborate on solutions to social problems. Which would probably be cool for them to see too.