Anyone following the Walmart Unionization in Canada?

[NUKE]

Why in the F**K do people think big companies like Wallmart owe them something more than a job??

Wallmart employes people.....whats the problem???  Don't like working at Wallmart, get another job.

Unions suck.

[Urchin]

Man, you are the perfect Walmart propogandist..  

Do you work there?  If not, you should.  You give off the impression of being an illiterate moron, yet you are all in favor of the exploitation of people just like you the world over.  

The problem isn't just that Walmart pays sub-sustinance wages in an attempt to "cut costs", it is that they force all of their competitors to do the same or face bankruptcy.

So what are you going to say when in 50 years ALL jobs are "Walmart jobs"?  Move to another country?  Love it or leave it?

[Airhead]

Originally posted by NUKE
Why in the F**K do people think big companies like Wallmart owe them something more than a job??

Wallmart employes people.....whats the problem???  Don't like working at Wallmart, get another job.

Unions suck.

You didn't even spell WalMart right. YOU suck. And I hate you.

[Masherbrum]

I'm not Canadian, and ONLY purchase .45 Auto Value Packs from Wal-Mart.  As long as they stay 19.97 for 100 rounds, they can have four unions.

Karaya

[Airhead]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
I'm not Canadian, and ONLY purchase .45 Auto Value Packs from Wal-Mart.  As long as they stay 19.97 for 100 rounds, they can have four unions.

Karaya

And don't you see the endless cycle here? WalMart sells you cheap ammo so you can protect yourself from the part time WalMart employees forced into a life of crime by being paid a substandard wage.

Works for you, works for WalMart, sucks for their employees....
and sucks for America.

[GRUNHERZ]

http://www.pinkertons.com/

[Siaf__csf]

You don't have unions down there? It must really suck to be a regular worker, no protection whatsoever.

I always wondered about those stories with people having 2-3 jobs and still barely making it.. Now I start to understand.

Do you even have a state governed minimum wage?

[GRUNHERZ]

Nope, our leader, President Bush got rid of all that on his first day in office of his first term.

[Nash]

Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Nope, our leader, President Bush...

[Mighty1]

My younger brother works at Walmart and he gets full benifits and is paid well.

I really haven't heard of ANYONE here at our Walmart that is unhappy with what they get.

I guess that's a red state thing. We don't think that we are owed anything just because we exist.

[Naudet]

Why in the F**K do people think big companies like Wallmart owe them something more than a job??

Actually the economy is there for the people and not vise versa as managers, kapitalists and the rich might think.

You don't pay you employees well, you will soon have a decrease in turnover, if you than cut payment again, your turnover will cease further.
You can just squelch that out of the people what you give to them.

I don't have a problem with companies releasing people or lowering wages when they are in the red numbers. But it is just plain sick, amoral and in my eyes criminal if companies cut wages and release people just to raise their already huge profits.

The more power you have the more responsibility you also have.
And as sadly as it is, the managers of multinational corporations have more power than elected statesmen.

[oboe]

Montana is a 'red' state.   That's why I was so surprised reading about this attempt to introduce a tax on a predatory employer.
It shows some people are thinking longer term and looking at the whole picture of what's going on - not just labor/management economic balance but also costs and benefits to society (the society being in this cast the State of Montana).

I'll bet most Montanans are fair-minded, decent people.   I hope we learn how it comes out.

Oh - Mighty1 - how much does your brother make?   Is he married with children, or just living at home?     Just curious.

[lazs2]

someone didn't like slo?  Inconcievable!

lazs

[Mighty1]

Originally posted by oboe
Montana is a 'red' state.   That's why I was so surprised reading about this attempt to introduce a tax on a predatory employer.
It shows some people are thinking longer term and looking at the whole picture of what's going on - not just labor/management economic balance but also costs and benefits to society (the society being in this cast the State of Montana).

I'll bet most Montanans are fair-minded, decent people.   I hope we learn how it comes out.

Oh - Mighty1 - how much does your brother make?   Is he married with children, or just living at home?     Just curious.

He makes around $12 an hour and he is married with 1 kid.

For around here $12 hr isn't to bad. His wife works part time and they seem to be doing fine.

[indy007]

The point of a business (well, mine at least), is to make money. People that own WMT stock probably don't care if a store closes because of a union or not. All they want to see is their little ticker with a + next to it. Can't blame them... that's why you buy stock in the first place.

Now, I'd like to ask all you pro-union guys, why does somebody doing a menial job that anybody can do (like a wal-mart stocker), deserve to be unionized and make more than minimum wage? It's a bottom rung, entry level job. No particular skill set is required. This is not a troll, I'm genuinely interested. I've always had the opinion that if you didn't get paid what you thought you were worth, then you should improve your education and skills, and go get a new a job.