Wal-Mart Election Scare Tactics Challenged
Labor groups have filed election complaints against Wal-Mart for reportedly telling store managers that Democrats' proposed labor law changes would drive down wages and force layoffs.
Labor groups have filed election complaints against Wal-Mart for reportedly telling store managers that Democrats’ proposed labor law changes would drive down wages and force layoffs.
TRUTHDIG’S JOURNALISM REMAINS CLEARReuters:
At issue is whether Wal-Mart’s discussion of the law, which would make it easier for workers to unionize, amounted to an effort to dissuade employees from voting for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Wal-Mart denies that it tried to influence voting.
WakeUpWalmart.com said it filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in conjunction with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and other groups.
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