Video (6min 17sec): Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Wal-Mart is A Political Bully. Now Wal-Mart is telling employees to vote for McCain because Obama will let in the Unions (into Wal-Mart). For years, Wal-Mart has been plagued by bad press. Now it has to fend off a Wall Street Journal report that it's been politically bullying its employees. ANP headed over to a Wal-Mart in Virginia to ask shoppers what they think.
"The Wall Street Journal earlier this month reported that managers are being asked at staff meeting to encourage their associates and lower level employees to vote for the Republican party, claiming that a victory for the Democrats will put the company in financial jeopardy due to the mandatory labor laws that will be enforced by the Democratic victor.
"Wal-Mart claims that high union dues will force the company to cut back on new staff hires and overall wikk make the current employees suffer greater financial ailments..., and increased costs for the consumer. The centerpiece of political discussions between Wal-Mart manages and their employees is The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)..."
