Watch Wal-Mart Grow
Check out this map to see how Wal-Mart has grown over the years. Pretty amazing stuff.
Then check out this disturbing article from the Wall Street Journal reporting that Wal-Mart is encouraging their employees to vote for McCain. I'm not going to debate for or against unions, but I don't think employers should be encouraging their employees to vote for anyone.
Then check out this disturbing article from the Wall Street Journal reporting that Wal-Mart is encouraging their employees to vote for McCain. I'm not going to debate for or against unions, but I don't think employers should be encouraging their employees to vote for anyone.
What Wal-Mart is fighting so hard against is a very bad proposed change in the federal labor law which would prohibit secret voting in union elections. This, in my opinion, goes much too far in favor of union organizing. Employees need to be able to make their decision about whether or not to have a union in secret. See descriptive excerpt below which explains the proposed law:
"Both supporters and opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act believe it would simplify and speed labor's ability to unionize companies. Currently, companies can demand a secret-ballot election to determine union representation. Those elections often are preceded by months of strident employer and union campaigns.
Under the proposed legislation, companies could no longer have the right to insist on one secret ballot. Instead, the Free Choice, or "card check," legislation would let unions form if more than 50% of workers simply sign a card saying they want to join. It is far easier for unions to get workers to sign cards because the organizers can approach workers repeatedly, over a period of weeks or months, until the union garners enough support. Employers argue that the card system could lead to workers being pressured to sign by pro-union colleagues and organizers. Unions counter that it shields workers from pressure from their employers."
We need unions in certain circumstances to prevent employer greed and unfairness. But this would empower union organizers far too much. We need the secret ballot to reflect the workers' true feelings -- not just reflect overt union pressure or peer pressure. It's damned near impopssible to say "no" when your work buddies (or union organizers) are looking on as you are pressured (intimidated?)to "sign the card". Boomer
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