In the past decade it has been the Church and Corporations dictating the vote mainly from the lobbying level (and I'm sure buying the Electoral College too).
Now a single Corporation with the largest pool of voters in the U.S. holds the coutry in the palm of their hands.
The article says Walmart deies trying to influence yet right in the article Walmart admits the have "discussed" this with it's employees. I'm sure these "discussions" are not rising to te level of waterboarding but is it appropriate for them at all?
I'm sure there are many that are ok with this.
8-1-2008 Wal-Mart denies that it told employees how to vote
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, denied a report Friday that it had pressured employees to vote against Democrats in November because of worries that a bill the party supports would make it easier for workers to unionize.
The measure, called the Employee Free Choice Act, would allow labor organizations to unionize workplaces without secret ballot elections. It was co-sponsored by Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic presidential candidate, and opposed by John McCain, the presumed Republican nominee.
Wal-Mart spokesman Dave Tovar told The Associated Press that the company did discuss the bill with its employees, including what it sees as the negative impact, and noted that the company's stand on the legislation is no secret.
"We believe the Employee Free Choice Act is a bad bill and we have been on the record as opposed to it," he said.
In the past, Wal-Mart had lined up with the Republicans.
Wal-Mart Watch, a union-backed group that has criticized the company for what it calls skimpy pay and benefits and poor treatment of its workers, said in a statement that the article "demonstrates once again that Wal-Mart intimidates its workers." The group, which supplied some of the sources to The Wall Street Journal, said the stories cited in the article are "consistent" with numerous reports it has received in the past week.
Now a single Corporation with the largest pool of voters in the U.S. holds the coutry in the palm of their hands.
The article says Walmart deies trying to influence yet right in the article Walmart admits the have "discussed" this with it's employees. I'm sure these "discussions" are not rising to te level of waterboarding but is it appropriate for them at all?
I'm sure there are many that are ok with this.
8-1-2008 Wal-Mart denies that it told employees how to vote
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, denied a report Friday that it had pressured employees to vote against Democrats in November because of worries that a bill the party supports would make it easier for workers to unionize.
The measure, called the Employee Free Choice Act, would allow labor organizations to unionize workplaces without secret ballot elections. It was co-sponsored by Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic presidential candidate, and opposed by John McCain, the presumed Republican nominee.
Wal-Mart spokesman Dave Tovar told The Associated Press that the company did discuss the bill with its employees, including what it sees as the negative impact, and noted that the company's stand on the legislation is no secret.
"We believe the Employee Free Choice Act is a bad bill and we have been on the record as opposed to it," he said.
In the past, Wal-Mart had lined up with the Republicans.
Wal-Mart Watch, a union-backed group that has criticized the company for what it calls skimpy pay and benefits and poor treatment of its workers, said in a statement that the article "demonstrates once again that Wal-Mart intimidates its workers." The group, which supplied some of the sources to The Wall Street Journal, said the stories cited in the article are "consistent" with numerous reports it has received in the past week.
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