Wal-Mart Strikes Again

Anyone who knows me is quite aware of my sever hatred toward Wal-Mart. There is nothing positive about that company with exception to their low prices, but the real cost is much higher. Well the long list of injustices keeps getting longer. An article over at The Raw Story was brought to my attention (original story) about Wal-Mart's meetings to "give the negatives of a Democrat controlled government".

To try and be slightly unbiased, lets us remember a few things here. First off, it is illegal to tell your employees how to vote, but that is not what Wal-Mart is doing at all. They are merely trying to get their points across in an effort to stop their employees from unionizing. Second, Wal-Mart is not he first and only company to ever do such a thing, in fact it happens everyday and many companies across the country, but you never hear about it.

Now, in light of that, I still must say what they are doing is still unethical and immoral. Just because it's not illegal doesn't make it wrong. Wal-Mart has every right to hold positions on politics and union rights, however doing what they are doing is a classic example of why we need unions. Unions are necessary to protect workers from poor conidtions, poor hours, poor pay, and overt or covert influence, everything Wal-Mart has managed to get away with.

The beauty of a democracy lies in it's people, in their right to vote, and to express themselves and their opinions. Corporations do not hold this same right, and it is important to remember this. While a lot or corporations do use tactics to try and make politicians see it their way, they do not have a vote, nor any control over their employees voting. While groups are created in order to pursue certain rights (PETA, WWF, ACLU, etc.), corporations like Wal-Mart are not special interest groups, but a for profit corporation trying to push it's views on others. Does that mean that Wal-Mart executives can't share their opinions? Of course not, but doing it on company time and money is just wrong.

With all the unethical practices over at Wal-Mart, it still blows me away that people shop there religiously.