Friday 8 August 2008

Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win

"Wal-Mart is warning management that a Democratic win in November will aid employee efforts to unionize. (Photo: AP)"

Truthout.org recently posted the following article on their web-site:

"Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win
Friday 01 August 2008

by: Ann Zimmerman and Kris Maher, The Wall Street Journal

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they'll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies - including Wal-Mart." (Read more....)

3 comments:

HankR said...

As well they should!

If big labour can campaign on behalf the Demcrats there (and the NDP here) WalMart should do the same on behalf of Republicans.

It's called democracy.

As an aside, Larry, WalMart would not exist in SK if a significant amount of unionized individuals didn't shop there.

It must be of some value to the people you supposedly represent.

Larry Hubich said...

How's it going, Mike?

deBeauxOs said...

"Wal-Mart is warning management that a Democratic win in November will aid employee efforts to unionize ..."

They say it like it's a bad thing. I have never shopped at Wal-Mart, and that is one of the reasons, among many.