One of the interesting side notes in the WSJ article last Friday was the disclosure that Wal-Mart was splitting its campaign contributions almost equally between Democrats and Republicans. Jonathan Tasini writing in The...
Read MoreA lot of the same old complaints about Wal-Mart – this time because they AGREED to representation by unions in China (of course, it’s not the right unions, since these unions have the nerve to cooperate with...
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I’ve seen a lot of praise for Wal-Mart’s business processes, but I’ve never seen anyone try to estimate its impact on the economy. According to this article, it is HUGE (accounting for over half of the...
Read MoreAppears that China is attempting to force Wal-Mart into accepting unions in its stores in China (hat tip Joe Hill Dispatch). But apparently unions in China aren’t “real” unions, but more like an arm of the...
Read More Here is another great take by Harry Kelber on why the national unity partnership idea is a non-starter. I especially like his take on the plan to invest $25 million a year into organizing Wal-Mart: “Choosing Wal-Mart as...
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