Wal-Mart warns managers against Democrats

Several Wal-Mart employees have reported that they were pressured by their employer to withdraw their support for the democratic party in the upcoming election. Most people who believe in democracy would find this highly inappropriate. Wal-Mart spokesman Dave Tovar feels differently. Tovar explained to the AP that “We regularly educate our associates on issues which impact our company, and this is an example of that.”

Civics class a la Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. [WMT-N] , the world’s largest retailer, denied a report Friday that it had pressured employees to vote against Democrats in November because of worries that a bill the party supports would make it easier for workers to unionize.

The measure, called the Employee Free Choice Act, would allow labour organizations to unionize workplaces without secret ballot elections. It was co-sponsored by Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic presidential candidate, and opposed by John McCain, the presumed Republican nominee.

A report in The Wall Street Journal said the Bentonville, Ark.-based discounter — which has rigorously resisted being unionized — had held mandatory meetings with store managers and department supervisors in recent weeks to warn that if Democrats take power in November, they would likely push through the bill, which the company says would hurt workers.

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