They could lose a lot of customers this way.
You are completely mis-reading this situation. Go read thru the links to see the perfect strategy of Artie T. and his employees.
They sure could lose a lot of customers, and even suppliers. Even employees.
It appears to me that the employees are standing on principle, and the fact that this ‘strike’ is apparently including everyone is showing the strength of their convictions.
According to one poster up thread, the employees he knows are politically conservative.