Union targets WalMart employees WORLDWIDE

[Bluebear]

A global coalition of unions is launching an unprecedented campaign to organize workers around the world at US retail giant Wal-Mart, seeking to bring a new level of globalization to the labor movement.

The Wal-Mart campaign was set to be officially launched at a meeting in Chicago Monday of Union Network International (UNI), a group that includes 900 unions in some 140 countries.

The campaign aims to draw from labor organizations around the world to pressure Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer and largest private company in terms of revenues, and a frequent target of unions for driving down wages as well as prices.

Union leaders said they hope to bring collective bargaining or other improvements to the estimated 1.6 million Wal-Mart employees around the world -- possibly even in countries such as China, where western-style unions are non-existent.

"Our message is that unions are adapting to a borderless world," says UNI general secretary Philip Jennings.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050821/bs_afp/uscompanyglobalretail_050821195606&printer=1

[liberaliraqvet26]

1. Walmart wants to build a new supercenter...

across the street from an existing one and not close it. Can you imagine twin Walmart's? Is this sick. The county commission is split 3-3 right now.

[azmesa207]

2. Union targets Wal mart

It about time.

[Skink]

3. They are their own competition now...

Seriously unionizing walmart would pave the way for the rest of the service sector to unionize. We complain about losing manufaturing well so what, the only good thing about manufacturing in America was when it was unionized because that paid good wages. since the majority of us now work in retail/service jobs lets unionize and create the next middle class.

[Cleita]

4. That is good news.

This is what we need in all industries. Every worker should be unionized IMHO.

[Vincardog]

5. WalMart in retaliation is threatening to close all it's stores.

[Skink]

Blitzkrieg unionizing...

Kind of like a hostile take over.

[Skink]

6. Blitzkrieg unionizing...

Kind of like a hostile take over.

[deutsey]

7. Take the Wal-Mart Back-to-School Pledge

:thumbsup:

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/WalMart_Pledge

[God Bless the USA]

8. What if this backfirers?

Wal-Mart is already threatening to close up to 1/3 of their stores if Unions get in and the minimum wage is increased to $8 an hour.

That puts a whole lot of folks out on the street

[Vincardog]

9. The let the unions shut down all their stores world wide. That is the

power of unions.

[Bluebear]

10. Maybe we see a new dawn of worker's rights

Maybe a new form of corporation arises that realizes that both management and labor can both prosper.

[DBoon]

11. I'm sure Costco would love to acquire some of these closed stores

And Costco is union, too.

[Bluebear]

12. And very blue. nt