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Rollback America: Wal-Mart Undermines Workers' Rights - Page 5


© Michael J. Swogger
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Jan 17, 2004


*To see just how many efforts there are to avoid unions and subvert the law, go to google.com and simply type "union avoidance" as the search query.

**To read all of the specific National Labor Relations Board cases, visit http://www.nlrb.gov , search for "Wal-Mart" under "decisions." An extensive list of NLRB decisions will appear.

Sources

1Greenhouse, Stephen. "In-House Audit Says Wal-Mart Violated Labor Laws," New York Times: January 13, 2004

2Olsson, Karen. "Up Against Wal-Mart," Mother Jones, Sept./Oct. 1998

3Ibid.

4McCall, William. "2nd Phase of Wal-Mart Trial Opens In Oregon," Associated Press, January 9, 2004

5Messina, Lawrence. "Former Wal-Mart Workers File Overtime Suit in Harrison County," Charleston Gazette, January 24, 1999; Olsson, "Up Against Wal-Mart"

6Olsson, "Up Against Wal-Mart"

7Ibid.

8Ibid.

9Koenig, David. "Wal-Mart Settles Insurance Policies Suit," Associated Press, January 9, 2004

10"Activist links retailers to Nicaraguan 'sweatshop,'" CNN Interactive, November 11, 1997. Accessed January 14, 2004: http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/11/briefs.pm/... Honan, Matt. "Made Over There," Mother Jones, Sept./Oct. 1998

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11.   Feb 4, 2004 10:24 AM
In response to message posted by AgentSun:

Thanks for bringing this question to my attention. Though I would hate to think so ...

-- posted by Red
10.   Feb 3, 2004 7:18 PM
RED:

i have a question for you. how is the employment divided up at Wal-Mart in Ontario? do you have many immigrants/so-called "poor" up there? for that matter, how much of the population in gener ...

-- posted by AgentSun
9.   Feb 3, 2004 5:12 PM
In response to message posted by Red:

Thank you for your perspective. I'll certainly be the first to admit I'm nowhere near ...

-- posted by mswogger
8.   Feb 3, 2004 4:36 PM
Michael,

I have heard so much about the evils of Walmart in the US, so have done some research here in Ontario. The workers I have spoken to have nothing but praise for their employer. They do admi ...

-- posted by Red
7.   Jan 28, 2004 12:53 PM
In response to message posted by mswogger:

Michael, this is a community with about 13,000 population carved out of six square m ...

-- posted by malthus6



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