Wal-Mart gets communist branch in China

[gatorboy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_bi_ge/china_wal_mart


SHANGHAI, China - Wal-Mart, capitalist retailer for the masses, now has its own Communist Party branch. Earlier this month, Communist Party and Communist Youth League branches and a trade union were set up at a Wal-Mart outlet in the northeastern industrial city of Shenyang, a staffer in the store's communications department said Thursday, confirming Chinese media reports.

As is typical of many media-shy Chinese, she gave only her surname, Liu. She would not discuss further details.

A bastion of private business, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has fought efforts to form unions elsewhere in its worldwide operations. But in recent weeks it said it agreed to work with the state-sanctioned labor federation to allow unions in its outlets in China, where it has 30,000 employees.

It is not clear exactly how the party branch would operate or whether it had an office in the Shenyang store.

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Now c'mon, Freeper you know you love to say it about Democrats. Now let's hear you say it, loud and proud!


"Wal-Mart is Commmuuu....."

Oh, come ON! Try harder!

[Deja Q]

1. Corrupting from within?

That would be amusing, if that's walmart's aim.

Note I said "amusing". That doesn't follow that it's a good form of amusement. :scared:

[KamaAina]

2. Do Chinese Wal-Marts only sell stuff made in the USA?

:sarcasm:

[Nikki Stone 1]

3. Chinese workers can walk their just finished products over to WalMart

Should reduce transportation costs greatly.

[pooja]

4. saves on their transportation cost to buy the crap right there in China

[larrysh]

5. Union wages in China are what? 73 cents per hour?