Since liberal Democrats and their labor supporters introduced the Employee Free Choice Act into Congress earlier this year, opposition to the legislation has reached a fever pitch. The main line of attack from corporations and business trade associations zeroes in on EFCA’s “card check” provision, which would give union advocates the option of avoiding a contentious and often employer-dominated National Labor… return to article
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Reader Comments (3)Page 1 of 1 pagesIt will be interesting to see if Congress will cave into corporate bribes, campaign contributions to defeat or weaken the proposed Employee Free Choice Act.
Given Wal-Mart’s total disregard for humanity and the law, I see no reason to shop there. Whatever discount one gets in purchasing merchandise from Wal-Mart, one must pay in human misery! Not much of a discount, is it?
Posted by Chicano Wobbly on Jun 18, 2009 at 10:15 PM I doubt it could be coordinated, just too many variables. But could you imagine if there was a large union drive in hundreds of Wal-Marts all at the same time? I doubt they have the capacity to put out that many fires at the same time.
And if it lead to some executive nervous breakdowns, sounds like karma.
Posted by chaoslegs on Jun 20, 2009 at 2:23 AM Wal Mart fears unions because of the conditions, pay, and benefits that they offer. Wal Mart has clearly grown so quickly because it has paid less towards its workforce then competing stores. And most of the products that sit on Wal Mart store shelves is made in China. One could argue that Wal Mart, through its competitive pricing structure tactics, has pushed more companies to move offshore.
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