Mark your calendars; on April 5 and 6, you can attend the pro-WM media circus, or the anti-WM media circus:
While details about the events were not immediately available, a person familiar with the matter said that the AFL-CIO "started talks" this week about possible actions its members could take at the conference, set for April 5-6 in Bentonville, Ark., or other cities.OK, first WM has ~1.2million employees in the US and over 1.5 worldwide. It is still the nations largest private-sector emploer. Second, I will NOT be covering these events in person, as much fun as Bentonville is supposed to be, as I have far more important things to do!Additionally, other North American labor unions are pondering ways to make their presence felt as they seek to draw the attention of the gathered media to their grievances against Wal-Mart (Research).
Wal-Mart, whose 1.5 million employees make it the nation's largest private-sector non-union employer, has been hit by for dozens of lawsuits against it alleging wage-and-hour violations and gender discrimination. It announced an overhaul of its pay and promotion policies last summer.
Posted by Kevin on March, 25 2005 at 01:23 PM
