Radio station owner who demands Guthrie abandon union and protest songs in favor of mainstream entertainment. He repeatedly fires Guthrie for refusing to compromise his artistic message, representing corporate pressure against labor advocacy.
Locke controls Woody's radio employment and repeatedly ends it when Woody violates station expectations.
Locke employs Woody at a radio station, but later dismisses him after Woody resumes performing protest songs.
The plot places Ozark's labor-oriented influence against Locke's anti-union commercial control.
Ozark promotes union songs and labor activism, while Locke orders Woody to avoid union material and perform only entertainment.
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