[Leatherneck_MT]

and if you or I had done this, we would be hauled before a labor board and sued out of business.

Now if I private organization can't do this, pray tell how can a government, even a governor do this?

[Young Scholar]

and if you or I had done this, we would be hauled before a labor board and sued out of business.

In most states, employers are free to fire employees for any reason, except those restricted by law (such as race, religion, or ethnicity).