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fatbuckel Donating Member (518 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 10:48 AM
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Now Hiring: Walmart Seeks Spanish-Speaking Labor Buster To Maintain A ‘Union-Free Workplace’
Source: thinkprogress.org

As of April 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stands at around 9 percent, as millions of Americans are seeking work in any position they can find.

One company that is hiring is Walmart, “one of the largest private employers in the U.S.” The company recently posted a job listing online for a director of “Labor Relations.” The job description requires helping the company’s human resources department maintain a “union-free” workplace.



Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/12/wal-mart-union-buster/
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 10:54 AM
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1. And some support these fucks over Unions and their own best interests
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Brickbat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 11:00 AM
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2. I would guess that if Wal-Mart paid a living wage and provided benefits -- which it can do and still
pull down massive profits -- its labor environment might not be so "complex." :eyes:
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azul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 11:08 AM
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3. Didn't the banks hire bunches of minorities to sell the toxic mortgages to
one and all?

And where did that get us? The power of money to manipulate and control people is astonishing.
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Iliyah Donating Member (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 11:28 AM
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4. Yes they did
Under the gopers' budget wal-mart wouldn't even be able to pass out medi-cal applications, so nevertheless, their workers would be effed either way all awhile the higher ups will continue to make their profits and giving donations to the gop.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 11:42 AM
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 12:09 PM
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6. Amigos y amigas, por favor,, digame: Como se dice "fuck Walmart "en espanol?
My high school Spanish teacher never covered that.
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999998th word Donating Member (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 11:50 PM
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8. You're hired :=>
:rofl:
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 02:27 PM
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7. k
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