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Umm. so what is keeping the employees form certifying a union? The company has no say in the matter if enough of the employees want a union.
Some added facts:
Wal-Mar's average Bay Area hourly wage is $10.82, which compares to a median hourly wage of $10 for cashiers with three years of experience across all non-union retailers in the East Bay, according to the most recent survey by the California Employment Development Department.
Minneapolis-based Target Corp., whose public image is much better than Wal-Mart's, pays the same as Wall-Mart, according to a recent survey by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 789.
In addition, several large retailers contribute less to it's employees health care than Wal-Mart does like Home Depot, Penneys. and Macy's.
So why is all the attention on Wal-Mart while ignoring all of other retailers? Perhaps because union membership has been plummeting in recent years and they see Wal-Mart's 1.6 million employees as a target to increase the unions power and size.
As I said previously I like a free market. When politicians get into the act and try to curtail the free market you get things like this happening.
Chicago politicians shot themselves in the foot and apparently still didn't get the message. They have now resorted to try to punish Wal-Mart and other big box companies with their latest lawmaking. It will backfire on them just like this attempt did.
I should tell you that I was in a union for many years. The union did some good thing and some bad things. I found that the union I was in was only interested in themselves despite their claims to the contrary. When they would take us out on strike they continued to get paid, unlike us. Then they would cave after 2-4 weeks of striking and accept the same offer that was on the table. This happened on three different occasions over a 12 year period. You get the union leadership standing in front of the membership telling you they wouldn't wipe (add body part here) with the company offer then three to four weeks later they would be standing in front of the rank and file proclaiming that it was the best contract offer ever. Trouble was it was the same offer.
So yes I am somewhat bitter about my union experience and yet I believe there is a place for unions at some companies.
If enough Wal-Mart employees want a union they can have one. That is the way it works. Turns out that the unions have been unsuccessful at convincing the employees that a union is in their best interest.
This isn't Wal-Mart's fault it is a union organizing failure.
Umm. so what is keeping the employees form certifying a union? The company has no say in the matter if enough of the employees want a union.
Some added facts:
Wal-Mar's average Bay Area hourly wage is $10.82, which compares to a median hourly wage of $10 for cashiers with three years of experience across all non-union retailers in the East Bay, according to the most recent survey by the California Employment Development Department.
Minneapolis-based Target Corp., whose public image is much better than Wal-Mart's, pays the same as Wall-Mart, according to a recent survey by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 789.
In addition, several large retailers contribute less to it's employees health care than Wal-Mart does like Home Depot, Penneys. and Macy's.
So why is all the attention on Wal-Mart while ignoring all of other retailers? Perhaps because union membership has been plummeting in recent years and they see Wal-Mart's 1.6 million employees as a target to increase the unions power and size.
As I said previously I like a free market. When politicians get into the act and try to curtail the free market you get things like this happening.
Chicago politicians shot themselves in the foot and apparently still didn't get the message. They have now resorted to try to punish Wal-Mart and other big box companies with their latest lawmaking. It will backfire on them just like this attempt did.
I should tell you that I was in a union for many years. The union did some good thing and some bad things. I found that the union I was in was only interested in themselves despite their claims to the contrary. When they would take us out on strike they continued to get paid, unlike us. Then they would cave after 2-4 weeks of striking and accept the same offer that was on the table. This happened on three different occasions over a 12 year period. You get the union leadership standing in front of the membership telling you they wouldn't wipe (add body part here) with the company offer then three to four weeks later they would be standing in front of the rank and file proclaiming that it was the best contract offer ever. Trouble was it was the same offer.
So yes I am somewhat bitter about my union experience and yet I believe there is a place for unions at some companies.
If enough Wal-Mart employees want a union they can have one. That is the way it works. Turns out that the unions have been unsuccessful at convincing the employees that a union is in their best interest.
This isn't Wal-Mart's fault it is a union organizing failure.
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Yep, it's all Walmart's fault. 
Blowing things a little out of proportion, don't ya think? Blaming Walmart for the downfall of society is one thing, but you feel they're selling secrets to the enemy or funding terrorists, or what? 
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