Wal-Mart vs. Unions: Girding for Battle
The New York Times covers the coming battle between Wal-Mart and large unions. The retail megacorporation has a long history of union-bashing, but large-scale unions (which have their own problems) are fighting back with an attack driven by political advisers. Wal-Mart is bringing in its own political experts for the counterattack.
Few will be surprised to hear that Democratic advisers are advising the unions. But the article reveals some strange partnerships: Republican Terry Holt working with unions to combat Wal-Mart’s reliance on foreign products and Medicare for the many workers who can’t afford the company’s health insurance. And Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s former tenure as a Wal-Mart board member, a partnership she avoids mentioning now as she considers a 2008 presidential run.
