Franchises are quite different from corporate stores. I would bet that not all franchise owners walk in lockstep politically with the corporate line.

for something that's completely out of the franchise owner's control. About all they can do is buy out the franchise and become independent, something that will improve the quality of the pizza tremendously but is risky financially.

I can't boycott because I can't eat the stuff, anyway. However, I might because I wouldn't want a penny of my money going upstream to that asshole's bank account.

It's a really tough call. I honestly do feel for the franchisees who probably don't like sending a portion of their profits to that asshole, either.

However, this is slightly different from Chik-fil-a. Individual stores have to conform to the religious right's garbage in order to keep their franchises.

the status of my local Papa Johns.

etc.. etc.. etc...

Sorry, but a point needs to be made. Unless Americans are serious about backing American workers from the middle class all the way down to the folks earning less than middle-class wages, we will lose the battle.

If the folks at Papa Johns want to take a stand against the American worker, We Americans need to take a stand against Papa Johns.

I don't know how we would do that except to stop funding their company. By funding I mean purchasing their product.

Don't call Papa Johns when you want a Pizza. It won't take long for the corporate goons to get the drift. They'll reverse their position soon enough and the franchisees will again be in business.

every franchise sends money back to that dickhead. If someone sees a need to open a privately owned Mom and Pop pizza place, he gets nothing, and the jobs will still be in the community. It's not as if people don't want pizza. And It's about $4 bucks to make that $12.99 pizza you're paying for - for every topping you add, they're putting on 30% less of the other toppings you've ordered, otherwise the pizza gets soggy. Three toppings, and they've made their investment back, the rest is gravy, and that moron gets a cut.

Boycott them

Does anyone here actually go to those places? It's all crap.

competitors who aren't publicly trying to harm our children.

Let's support them instead.

If a pro-worker business gains market share from an anti-worker business, something positive will happen.

The franchisee sends a significant part of his/her income back to Corporate for the privilege of being associated with the national brand. When the brand becomes poison, the franchisees can actually sue the corporation for it's actions because it cost them their livelihood. PJ's taught all these guys how to make pizza and run a pizza joint...they can leave and start their own local joints. Maybe. I'd guess they have non-compete clauses. But I'd also guess there are clauses about the responsibility of the corporation to maintain a positive brand identity.

that would be something else if their own sued them.

The people caught in the middle here are the wait staff, delivery drivers, cooks, staff, etc. They don't care what the corporate idiots are doing, they're just trying to make a living, and they're the ones that get hurt. Give some extra on the tip and make a small difference. The corporate folks are getting their money anyway.

You can make that argument for any pro-capitalist agenda, and it's a favorite scare-tactic to support trickle-down economics, union-busting corporations, and more. I will boycott, and urge others to do the same.

If you lie down with dogs, don't whine if you get fleas. Franchisees know exactly who they are buying into. The name comes with history, policies and politics.

Yes, some boycotts can lead to financial losses, lost jobs, etc. That's the whole bloody point. When a bad company goes down, other companies get fresh opportunities, and in turn there are fresh opportunities for employees as well. If a Papa John's goes down, customers go elsewhere to buy pizza, and they'll be hiring as demand rises.

This is the cost of change..if he is not boycotted and we don't send a message they will continue to take from their workers with out any penalty..

The one i work for does just that they raise the delivery fee but the drivers don't get any of it ..they claim its the price of insurance but i did the math with the info the owners gave me and they pocket 200k after insurance cost none of which goes to the drivers in fact the delivery fee basicly makes the drivers free to them..many customers think the drivers get the delivery fee and it affects their tips, i avg about 3k less a year now after the delivery fee then i did when there was no delivery fee.

They basicly passed the cost of my own wages on to me and my fellow drivers..

The owner is a monster of a human being,he is a franchisee who yells at people if they don't save paper clips but lives in a five million dollar home,he is constantly lowering the bonuses of his managers making each bonus harder to get with lower compensation..hes cheated managers who earned their bonuses forcing them to look for other jobs cause they were lied to by him and cant survive on the measly wages and no insurance he pays them..


boycott them they deserve it!!

They'll take action against the working stiff if Obama is elected, but even if their guy is elected, they'll still cut your pay or outsource your job. They'll take action against the working stiff if Obamacare is enacted, but even if its not, they'll still cut your pay or outsource your job.

Boycotts are the risk you take when you're dumb enough to mix business with politics. Business owners are always free to bitch to their buddies about our President. But when you announce it to the world, you should expect your business to take a hit. It works both ways; if a business owner announces to the world their love of all things Obama, they know there will be a reaction from conservatives that will affect their bottom line.

Boycott Papa Johns and spend your money at a competitor. That increased demand will lead to more hiring at the competitor and they will look for workers with experience in a pizza joint, so they can hire PJ's former employees. If a local PJ franchisee wants to, they can make it known that they don't share the views of their "boss". If they remain independent in business, they'll hold onto their customers.

Mr. Papa John stated that he'd have to raise prices because of Obamacare. Well, most of them are franchises(independently owned) and furthermore employee part-timers.

Well, as we all know....only businesses that employ at least 50 employees are affected by Obamacare and part time employees are not included in the (50).

How many Papa John's have 50 full-time employees?

Mr. Papa is a liar.

I like the boycott and support it ..the owners are the meanest Conservative tea party types i know,i have worked there part time for 5 years and almost no one works over 30 hours anyway..

No one has health insurance, the turn over is really high cause they are really nasty people we can't staff a busy night as is .

This boycott is important cause it sends a message to business that they need to stop treating workers poorly or they will lose market share,if franchises are affected then they will tell papa wtf and shut the fuck up and let us serve everyone not just republicans..

As far as I know they don't support any procedural changes due to the election.

But if that's true they'd better speak up and let people know.

Franchises have contracts with the corporation and must adhere to certain rules. For example, if your
local McDonalds wanted their female employees to dress in a provocative uniform, it would not comply
with the franchise contract. The Applebee's corporation can make things very uncomfortable or take
legal steps if one owner is causing the other franchises to lose their customer base. So basically your
argument is Bullshit.

person. I have ate at Appleby's in the past and like it, and will eat there in the future. Papa Johns pizza always looked unappetizing to me so in a sense I do boycott it, but not for political reasons.

I'm sure that many good people were hurt during the boycott of South Africa or the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

But there are larger issues that need to be addressed and boycotts can be very effective to address them.

How the heck do we expect out elected leaders to follow through. When we waffle at the slightest inconvenience.

It is time to make citizens united pay.
It is time to send the CEO back to work and get them out of our politics.
It is time for us to have a voice.

And if dollars are the only way to do that then so be it.

franchise owners who are not in lockstep with the moron at the pinnacle of the pyramid scheme, then then those franchise owners should take that issue up with the jackass at the top their pyramid.

The franchise owners ought to break with the corporate head or suffer the consequences of their co-dependency on a soulless shitheel.

Domino's or Pizza Hut blow them away regardless-

Even Mr. Jim's but their pizza can suck at times too, of course they are .6 miles away from me so convenience and price is a factor

position at the cost of employees.

the stupid.

losing the money from customers that are disgusted with their abuse of fellow citizens and the positions they hold.

YES.... their is now money to be lost.

the assholes should have.... really they should have .... taken that into consideration as business men. the possible loss is so over what any extra cost would have been.

they made their political position clear. to hurt america. to hurt the economy. to hurt employees.

they do not get the cake and get to eat it, too.