Roll Back on Corporate Manipulation
First the news was that Wal-Mart was holding meetings with its store managers and supervisors to basically persuade them not to vote Democratic. Wal-Mart fears possible federal laws changes that would make it easier for employees to unionize the companies they work for. Today in the news, McCain took the lead over Obama in the polls for the first time. Now, I’m not suggesting that Wal-Mart is solely responsible for this shift, but I think it does display a dangerous potential for large corporations to unfairly influence the political opinion of its employees for their own profit or benefit. And in this country, we have a little thing called the Federal Election Campaign Act which prohibits such actions.
If you work for Wal-Mart, stand your ground. Go to the meetings, nod and say yes, but do not let them choose your presidential pick. This is an important election that needs to reflect the best interest of the American people, perhaps more so than ever in the past. We don’t need another botched election – we will decide for ourselves this time. Let’s not allow corporate America to shadow the hard working people that they depend upon. Remember, companies like Wal-Mart would be nothing without people like you, and that gives you the power in situations like this.
By the way, unions wouldn’t be a bad idea for Wal-Mart, considering their history of poor working conditions. Visit wakeupwalmart.com for more information on these issues as well as some ways you can speak your mind and fight back.
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There were bodies in the streets.
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