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Despicable:

Dear Jonathan,

You have to read this front-page story from today’s Wall Street Journal:

“Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win”

According to the article, Wal-Mart is holding mandatory meetings with supervisors and managers to warn them that if Senator Obama wins the presidential election, Democrats will pass the Employee Free Choice Act to unionize their stores.

Why is Wal-Mart so worried? Because workers who have the power to stand up to their employers have higher wages, better health care, and fairer work places.

You and I both know that Wal-Mart will do anything to get out of treating its employees with the dignity and respect they deserve.

Not only are Wal-Mart’s actions morally despicable, they also raise legal concerns. Tell Wal-Mart to stop intimidating its employees into voting against Senator Obama:

http://action.walmartwatch.com/voters

Wal-Mart is notorious for its union-busting tactics. As the Wall Street Journal article states:

Through almost all of its 48-year history, Wal-Mart has fought hard to keep unions out of its stores, flying in labor-relations rapid-response teams from its Bentonville, Ark., headquarters to any location where union activity was building.

With weakened workers’ rights, Wal-Mart can bully its employees to skip breaks and work “off the clock” for no pay. Wal-Mart has received numerous fines for violating the Family and Medical Leave Act – firing employees for taking federally protected medical leave. They’ve also received fines for violating child labor laws and hiring undocumented immigrants to clean stores after hours.

We’re not talking about one or two violations at rogue stores – we’re talking about calculated, systematic business decisions made at Wal-Mart’s headquarters that have resulted in millions of workers’ rights being violated.

It’s no wonder why Wal-Mart doesn’t want to have to listen to its employees. That’s why our work is more important than ever right now.

Show Wal-Mart that the country is listening – and we want workers to decide for themselves how to vote:

http://action.walmartwatch.com/voters

Thanks for spreading the word about this breaking news story.

Sincerely,

David Nassar
Wal-Mart Watch