Walmart tells Employees to Vote Republican

interesting....but I think you do have it right.

We have a deficit beyond all belief and growing, bridges that are falling down, highways that are full of pot holes. If taxes are not raised, how do we fix all of the above? Perhaps we could ask that great friend of the Republican party, China, to give us some money or better still cancel our debt to them

They can't do that. Working for Wal Mart (two words) for me was as much fun as childbirth without the epidural.

wal mart sucks, but unions tell people who to vote for all the time.

I still don't know who I am going to vote for....beside I prefer to shop at Target.

Heidi, I was a member of the IBEW and was never once told to vote for anyone. They did push and endorce the Democrats but they never told me to vote for any party or individual.

Whan I was it the Teamsters it was the same.

I did loose a job one time because of a political bumper sticker. I worked for Union Oil Co at the time, in Oregon.

Wal Mart should be careful what they wish for. Some real Republicans might get in and WalMart's favorite importer might loose their "favorite nation" statis and some Trade agreements could get cancelled. Of course that will not happen as long as the One Worlder Neo Cons of either party are in charge.

I heard this on the news last night. We have a right to vote for who ever we want to. No one is in the voting booth with you so they woun't know how you voted any way

They can't enforce it so why all the publicity?

Elaine, Because they tried. In a age when jobs are disappearing and most people are "At Will" enployees it is very ease for a large company like Wal Mart to influence if not to freighten their employees. I am surprised hat anyone doesn't understand this

I'd have to research it to be sure, but I think it is tied to a Bill that would end secret ballots when voting for or against a union. Strong Democratic Party ties, campaign support, by unions is probably the reason?
Often, many will sign a card to allow a union vote because it is out in the open for all to see, but when voting comes along they vote against it because there is a secret ballot. There is a move to do away with the secret ballot in union voting, and have it in the open. Many are against this, including businesses such as Wal Mart, because undue pressure to vote a certain way may influence the vote because it is all in the open. People would be afraid to vote against one...
I read something about this some time ago, but have forgotten the details.

There is a certain amount of progress in that companies threaten people with job layoffs instead of bashing their heads in for wanting to join a union. WalMart is a great idea, but I think it is too big a company to be allowed to remain private the way it controls so much in America. I do not think companies private or public should be able to threaten the government.

Gas prices are set by international markets, and the major reason for rising prices is emerging nations like China and India and their increased use of oil and gasoline. Imposing a windfall profits tax will not raise gas prices, because US oil companies have to stay competitive with other oil producers around the world. Since I have to assume that at least a few people in the Republican Party passed a basic high school course in Economics, they are aware of this. Basic scare tactics.

As for Walmart - they may have passed over the gray area into outright violation of the law. Corporations may talk politics with their salaried employees, but not the hourly wage ones. They may have assumed that all of the managers and supervisors in their meetings were salaried, but they weren't. Some of the department supervisors are paid by the hour. They should have checked with their own personnel department before having these meetings.

It's quite apparent that the Wal*Mart corporate officials will continue to make Wal*Mart and Sam's Club organizations that are detrimental to our society for as long as they possibly can. The sooner they are stopped the better.

Now, how can we possibly convince everyone to do the right thing and not shop there? Come on, people, we can do better than this! NO excuses.

they can tell them what ever they want, they would never know if they voted that way or not. The UAW suggest that we vote for certain people too, Can't make vote anyway I don't want too.

I do not hate Walmart, I think they created a brilliant business
strategy. The problem is that they need to either go public, or
the company should be grabbed and nationalized under the
anti-trust laws. Walmart is a monpoly, and threatens the
security of the nation when it can do things like threaten
people about how to vote, and scare them into not organizing.

Larry, companies find out. In any case it imposed a
chilling effect on employees freedom of speech right.

I dont think any company has the right to tell there employees who or how to vote.

"WalMart is a great idea, but I think it is too big a company to be allowed to remain private the way it controls so much in America. "

Good point Bruce. I pretty much despise Wal-Mart...but think about this. What would happen to our economy if they were to go under? Not only would Wal-Mart associates loose their jobs, but it's quite possible that many of their vendors would go down with them since Wal-Mart is no doubt their largest customer...so more American jobs lost. Then there is the negative impact it would have on local communities....the stock market...the banking and mortgage industries. It's endless actually.

Looks like Wal-Mart owns the economy. I worked for them for 15 years( 1978-1992/ 1995 ) and I never thought that the company would ever become the monster that they are. It's a shame really.

I wonder what Sam Walton would think about what the company has become?

I heard that when Sam Walton was alive that he was very good to his employees but once he passed on, they have been taking benefits away from the employees..... But I do like their prices.... I dont see how they can control the voting though... They may of said, if you vote Democratic, we will have no jobs and go under but to say, you must vote Republican, I cant imagine anyone dictating in America who to vote for...

They can tell them how to vote but they can't go in the voting booth with them to actually know how they voted.
Walmart will do anything to keep the Unions out.

Timothy, I read a book called "The Wal-Mart Effect" that was excellent. It detailed how Wal-Mart's system promotes trade, lower prices, and passes this on the consumer. This is the basis of providing value to customers that every business tries for. Everyday hundred of companies try to get distributed via Wal-Mart.

My point is not that they are terrible, it is that they are very intelligent and they provide a service - they also provide a monopoly on the means of distribution of products.

The add value to that distribution, but like any monoploy there are ugly scenes and abuses.

That book tells a great story, pointing out the good and the bad.

Personally, I think there should be some solution to the means of distribution of products being in one, private hand in the whole US.

Like the Interstate highway system of transportation, the public should have some control or ownership in this valuable strategic resource. How to do that in a fair way I do not know. But Sam Walton has real vision, but his heirs will spend billions to milk the American people for all they are worth now that the system is in place.

Interesting article, but sad when companies start telling us how to vote. That's pretty unethical to my way of thinking.

I do not believe in vote manipulation. And this just retches. But with that said:

GO WALMART, Yeah Boy!

It's illegal to tell people how to vote. They should be reprimanded for doing this.

"Timothy, I read a book called "The Wal-Mart Effect" that was excellent. "

I'll have to check that one out Bruce

".But Sam Walton has real vision, but his heirs will spend billions to milk the American people for all they are worth now that the system is in place. "

I met Sam Walton on several different occasions. I even gave him a ride to the airport once. My personal impression of him was that he was a fake....driving around in an old Ford pickup..wearing a baseball cap...all in attempt to make himself appear to be one of the good ole boys.

When I worked for that company, those of us in store management used to carry a card that was Sam Walton's creed. One of the lines on that card read " Dominate every category in every market ". They have no doubt achieved that..but sadly at the expense of a lot of mom and pop stores in towns and cities across our Nation that couldn't compete. But like you stated, they do pass along a great value to the customer as a result. Sort of a catch 22 situation if you will.

"Personally, I think there should be some solution to the means of distribution of products being in one, private hand in the whole US."

My boss ( ex Wal-Mart manager also ) were discussing this the other day and we pretty much came to the conclusion that Wal-Mart's vendors are the company's bitches. If they drop one vendor, that vendor could possibly go under since Wal-Mart is most likely their number one customer...and a huge one at that.

Wal-mart can like any other business tell its employees anything they want, but as long as they do not threaten their jobs by it, there is nothing that can be done. They have that right to influence te vote by informing their employees of their wishes, just as long as they do not over step that, they are safe.
With that said, I would rather they said "Do not vcote democratic nor republican" because both sides of this are full of something very dark and smelly.

This is a Lie. My hubby works for Walmart and he hasn't been told a thing on which way to vote and he has work there for 4 yrs. I wish you would stop bashing Walmart and it's employees and start speaking the truth and stop spreading lies about their employees.

That's unconstitutional. They can't tell people how to vote!