Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Always High Costs

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) is spearheading a campaign to expose the business practices of Wal-Mart, which drives down wages and benefits and costs American taxpayers millions of dollars every year. UFCW president Joseph Hansen said that the broad-based "Wake-Up Wal-Mart" campaign is aimed at drawing the public's attention to the giant retailer's harmful business practices. "This is not just a UFCW problem or a labor problem. It's a problem for [all] workers and it's a problem for our society." Wal-Mart's "race to the bottom" in salaries and benefits forces some of its employees to rely on government-funded programs, such as food stamps and child healthcare. "We're exposing what a real drain Wal-Mart is on taxpayers," explained Hansen. Wal-Mart's practices divert funding from schools and other public services. Refrain from shopping at Wal-Mart. For details, visit the campaign's Web site at http://www.wakeupwalmart.com.


Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Always High Costs