[jimmydean]

A new low, even for them.

Link

The Wal-Mart human-resources managers who run the meetings don't specifically tell attendees how to vote in November's election, but make it clear that voting for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama would be tantamount to inviting unions in, according to Wal-Mart employees who attended gatherings in Maryland, Missouri and other states.

 

[sanjuro]

Time to go to Target.

 

[DirtyDog]

So if the Democrats win, our best source of cheap chinese-made junk is going to be cut off? What ever will we do?

 

[$tinkle]

they're nothing if not consistent

 

[N8 v2.0]

the poor will just get poorer..

me? i'm shoppin at Costco!

 

[Samirol]

Wal-mart is truly a terrible company

 

[N8 v2.0]

Wal-mart is truly a terrible company

are you and silver sisters or sumthin'..??

i mean really?!

 

[Samirol]

are you and silver sisters or sumthin'..??

i mean really?!

only because I get hard off of posting links:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3836296181471292925&q=wal+mart&ei=fHmTSIXrHoWmrgOso5mxBQ&hl=en

http://wakeupwalmart.com/facts/

http://www.ufcw.org/docUploads/Wal-MartAnti-unionManuals.PDF?CFID=5740682&CFTOKEN=42586154 (PDF, and a bit long, but there are some gems here like pages 13-14 and 27)

EARLY WARNING SIGNS - CATEGORY 1
• An increase in associate phone calls in and out of the facility.
• Increased curiosity in benefits and policies.
• Associates receiving unusual attention from other associates.
• Abnormal amount of absenteeism.
• Excessive turnover.
• Slowdown in work productivity.
• An increase in errors in associates' work.
• Exit interviews indicating associates are in conflict.
• Surge of complaints by associates against management.
• Associates confront management.
• Associates "bait" management into discipline or termination.
• Abuse of restroom visits.
• Argumentative questions are asked in departmental/facility meetings.

http://www.nosweat.org.uk/node/32

 

[N8 v2.0]

thanks wiki... who'da guessed that anti walmart propaganda could be found on anti walmart propaganda websites...??!

you dont work there nor do you shop there so un-bunch yer panties and let it be.

 

[Samirol]

Time to go to Target.

Target is just as bad as Wal-Mart is, just with a better ad campaign to not seem trashy

thanks wiki... who'da guessed that anti walmart propaganda could be found on anti walmart propaganda websites...??!

you dont work there nor do you shop there so un-bunch yer panties and let it be.

If you find any evidence showing that the facts and figures posted are lies, then feel free to post them. Just because something doesn't personally affect me, doesn't mean it shouldn't be an issue. Why were those abolitionists getting so worked up over a bit of slavery in the south? They weren't slaves so why was it an issue for them?

 

[N8 v2.0]

Target is just as bad as Wal-Mart is, just with a better ad campaign to not seem trashy

better stick to your hand-crafted hippy store for your toliet paper & feminine hygiene needs.. which explains why you have such a negative outlook on life, by the way.

 

[ire]

Sen. Barack Obama would be tantamount to inviting unions in, according to Wal-Mart employees who attended gatherings in Maryland, Missouri and other states.

Doesn't that mean every Wal-Mart employee should vote for Obama?

 

[Samirol]

better stick to your hand-crafted hippy store for your toliet paper & feminine hygiene needs.. which explains why you have such a negative outlook on life, by the way.

apathy is bliss

 

[N8 v2.0]

Doesn't that mean every Wal-Mart employee should vote for Obama?

union = good

just look at General Motors...


owe.. weight...

 

[Samirol]

union = good

just look at General Motors...


owe.. weight...

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/01/ap5173896.html

 

[kidwoo]

me? i'm shoppin at Costco!

Atta boy


http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org/articles_2004/costco_vs_wal-mart_political_contributions.html

Costco chief executive Jim Sinegal, 68, is a Democrat who says Bush's $1.7 trillion in tax cuts unfairly benefit the wealthy. He opposed the Iraq war and supports Democratic Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts for president. And he's the only chief executive of a company in the Standard & Poor's 500 index to donate money to independent political groups formed to oust Bush, Internal Revenue Service records show.

 

[ire]

union = good

just look at General Motors...


owe.. weight...

The UAW can't help it if GM runs the company into the ground. Next your going to tell me the Teamsters are to blame for the rising shipping costs

 

[N8 v2.0]

The UAW can't help it if GM runs the company into the ground. Next your going to tell me the Teamsters are to blame for the rising shipping costs

ever worked for a union?

ever been on the management side of dealing with a union?

 

[Samirol]

ever worked for a union?

ever been on the management side of dealing with a union?

Many car companies like Peugeot and Volkswagen are doing very well while being unionized, because they aren't trying to shovel out SUVs and trucks during a rise in gas prices

 

[Defenestrated]

n8 is right, after all how is wall mart supposed to exploit its workforce if they organize themselves!?

 

[N8 v2.0]

Many car companies like Peugeot and Volkswagen are doing very well while being unionized, because they aren't trying to shovel out SUVs and trucks during a rise in gas prices

life sucking unions are not limited to t3h auto industry

 

[$tinkle]

Many car companies like Peugeot and Volkswagen are doing very well while being unionized, because they aren't trying to shovel out SUVs and trucks during a rise in gas prices

you know what they say about those cars: "can't drive just one"

 

[ire]

ever worked for a union?

ever been on the management side of dealing with a union?

I'm in a union, and I'm being groomed for management so I get to peek at both sides. You blame everything on the Union, but the reality is that GM has been poorly managed and the compensation the Union negotiated reflected that. I dislike my union, but that is another topic

 

[drkenan]

Target is just as bad as Wal-Mart is, just with a better ad campaign to not seem trashy

What's so wrong with Target? Especially compared to Wal-Mart? Last I checked they gave more $$$ to charity than any other company of that size (5% of pretax profits). :huh:

 

[manimal]

Why were those abolitionists getting so worked up over a bit of slavery in the south? They weren't slaves so why was it an issue for them?

because the south was making a ton of $$ on a free labor force and the north was ACTUALLY having to pay people in their sweatshops.

 

[Samirol]

What's so wrong with Target? Especially compared to Wal-Mart? Last I checked they gave more $$$ to charity than any other company of that size (5% of pretax profits). :huh:

Anti-union and anti-environmental activities, not as bad as Wal-Mart however. They do give a lot of money to charity though.

 

[MMike]

Uh....while the unions don't help, most of Ford/GM's problem is due to their actual product that they sell. They make a lower quality product, in an inefficient way with high overhead (ie: unions).

The unions are only part of the problem.


Bell Helicopter in Monreal is not a union shop BTW.....

 

[Defenestrated]

Atta boy


http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org/articles_2004/costco_vs_wal-mart_political_contributions.html

that is sweet

costco ftw