Talk:Wal-Mart closes down unionized store
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The sources section really really needs to be cleaned up. Especially the first link that seems to lead to some religious money request or whatever. MikeCapone 20:11, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- It at the bottom of that page, it comes from VOA. --Cspurrier 20:17, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Dead source link
I suspect a lot of this article might come from somewhere near this link, which itself is dead. Maybe someone else can make it work. Dan100 (Talk) 22:19, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] How does this story end?
What do the unions expect to happen if they win? That the store will reopen as a non-profit charity?
The entire model of "Wal-Mart" does not permit fair compensation of its employees if the store is to be profitable. A business cannot be forced to operate at a loss.
Perhaps the onus is on consumers not to patronize non-union stores in the first place? As long as consumers mindlessly seek the lowest price regardless of the consequences, any boycott movement against Wal-Mart will not gain the support it needs to make this business model unprofitable wherever it springs up. — DV 22:50, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- DV is right on. Chavez's farm workers' union had a huge success with their boycott of California grapes in the 60's..then there was the fur boycott in the 80's..nothing since, although there are some "made in America" type brand associations trying to get started. Nowadays, with introverted space-cadets (prozac cadets?) in control of the purses, Wal-mart wins..point;game;match..imo...in the USA...BUT...the rest of the world is another story...Walmart gave up and pulled out of Germany; last year I think..and Canada???...the most under rated country in the world..5 times the dollar value of resources per citizen as the next richest country....and Canadians are unpredictable...biggest casualty sacrifice per 1,000 in WW2; yes to Korean war..no to Nam..yes to Afghanistan..no to Iraq..no to missle defence porkbarrel..who knows with Canada..the people actually think and there's no brainwashing going on at all. Paulrevere2005 23:26, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
