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Democrats Should Boycott Wal-Mart
"Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win" is a Friday (August 1) Wall Street Journal headline on a story about Wal Mart "mobilizing store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November", they will make it easier for workers to unionize. The article by Ann Zimmerman and Kris Maher continues, "In recent weeks, thousands of Wal-Mart store managers have been summoned to mandatory meetings" apparently to indoctrinate workers. This seems like an illegal employment practice doesn't it?
Here's the link to the full article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121755649066303381.html
Pressuring workers! Why should any Democrat shop there, especially in light of WMT's employment practices and employee health care position. The stock hit a new 12-month high today!
Comments (6)
Or shop there and donate the savings to the Obama campaign...
August 5, 2008 10:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
I've been boycotting Sprawl-Mart for about 5 years now. They killed several of my favorite local stores, including the best hardware store I've ever seen, all on the promise of low prices. The reality was that these smaller stores had similar pricing. The Bentonville Horror was only cheaper about a third of the time.
August 5, 2008 11:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
LOL! Jonze comment - hilarious.
August 6, 2008 12:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
Wal-Mart, and particularly Sam's Club, feel creepy inside. The employees seem desperate, and I know I'm being watched. We watched Brave New Film's documentary a few years ago, which raised a few more issues, like special tax free periods for new Wal-Marts that subsequently move outside town lines to avoid taxes.
August 6, 2008 4:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
Axis of Evil= Afghanistan Iran North Korea
Axis of Greed= Bush Cheney McCain
August 6, 2008 5:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
Everyone who believes in basic human rights should boycott Wal-Mart.
August 6, 2008 6:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
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