WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Labor has publicly defended its apparent sweetheart deal with Wal-Mart by claiming that the deal is similar to agreements that the Department signed with Sears in 1999 and with Foot Locker in 2000.
But an analysis released today that compares those two agreements with the Wal-Mart agreement, signed in January of this year, shows that there are significant differences between them. The analysis was completed by the Democratic staff of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.
Representative George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democrat on that committee, has requested an Inspector General investigation of the arrangement between Wal-Mart and the Department of Labor. Under the arrangement, Wal-Mart will be allowed 15 days to investigate and rectify employee complaints before DOL conducts any investigation.
Miller said that such an arrangement could allow the giant employer to cover up evidence of a violation and would discourage aggrieved employees who might fear retribution from the company.
Neither Wal-Mart nor the Department of Labor has so far offered any support to explain why this arrangement is acceptable, said Miller. "This looks like a sweetheart deal that would help Wal-Mart's executives and hurt its workers."
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Wal Mart is like that one person in your family that dresses really nice, gives okay presents and then cuts the living shit out of you and your family when not in your presence.
Wal Mart is destroying mom & pop shops across the nation, Wal Mart treats some of their employee's like shit.
Wal-Mart has lawsuits pending against it in 38 states over allegations of cheating employees out of overtime pay. It has locked employees in its stores overnight to reduce theft. And it's the defendant in a class-action suit alleging sex discrimination against more than a million past and present female employees.
Wal Mart buys cheap shit from third world countries (so they can feed their family a nice warm slop for dinner), the same shit your brother, father, mother, sister, etc...made until they closed the shit factory here in America, because Wal Mart wouldn't buy their expensive shit.
They play this wholesome 'our team is our family crap' in the media and at this rate, in the future, you and your family will be working at Wal Mart.
My State is making strides to bitch slap the aggressive box giant Walmart is.
Three Wal-Mart executives from the chain's Bentonville, Ark., headquarters arrived in Olympia yesterday to try to fend off legislation that would force large companies to pay for health insuranceMy opinion: pay the shit mother fuckers. :)
OLYMPIA -- Taking a lesson from Tumwater's recent history with Wal-Mart, the Olympia City Council is seeking a moratorium on new big-box retailers. No retail giants have approached the city for permits recently, but officials said they don't want to wait until an application comes in, when it would be too late.
Today's One Finger Salute Award goes to Wal Mart and their rape of Retail as we knew it. Sure, a lot of us are on budgets and Wal Mart makes it convenient for us to buy the shit cheap, I'd suggest cutting coupon's, I know you can buy high-carb, high-fat goodies at your local grocery store for cheap, my jiggly ass is proof of that. I think Wal Mart should stop its taking over of America or play the game fairly, which I doubt will ever happen as long as their in Bush's pockect. Fuck Wal Mart and their smiley face logo bullshit. I LOATHE Wal Mart.
Make your own bumper sticker, cleek dee pic. [via: Side Salad] (will the pilfering ever end? Doubtful.)
You all have a terrific Sunday :D
