06-01-2009, 03:42 PM
Walmart* is in a class by itself. In every state that has done a study, Walmart* has the highest percentage of workers receiving indigent benefits. There are over a dozen sites that track different aspects of their problems.
The International Labor Rights Forum listed Walmart* as one of the top five worst in the world for treating their workers. That was problems in the U.S. and Canada. Some of the other four companies are accused of shooting union leaders in other countries, so it is a pretty bad group to be associated with.
http://www.laborrights.org/files/WorkingForScrooge.pdf
Of the stores mentioned by lazydays, Walmart* seems to be the only company that has its' own category on the SEIU website. Target, Home Depot, Lowes, and Sears/Kmart are mentioned in a quoted article about opposing EFCA, but Walmart* is the only company with a corporate fast response anti-union hit squad.
The International Labor Rights Forum listed Walmart* as one of the top five worst in the world for treating their workers. That was problems in the U.S. and Canada. Some of the other four companies are accused of shooting union leaders in other countries, so it is a pretty bad group to be associated with.
http://www.laborrights.org/files/WorkingForScrooge.pdf
Of the stores mentioned by lazydays, Walmart* seems to be the only company that has its' own category on the SEIU website. Target, Home Depot, Lowes, and Sears/Kmart are mentioned in a quoted article about opposing EFCA, but Walmart* is the only company with a corporate fast response anti-union hit squad.