"Your attendance is not mandatory," read the rules that Shell sent to union leaders a day ahead of the visit to the $6 billion construction site. But only those that showed up at 7 a.m., scanned their cards, and prepared to stand for hours — through lunch but without lunch — would be paid. "NO SCAN, NO PAY," the rules said.
"No yelling, shouting, protesting or anything viewed as resistance will be tolerated at the event," the paper read.
Dictatorship in action