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Dean VP deanvp at att.net
Sun Dec 4 11:58:07 PST 2005


Gee Whiz Louis.  I have a sister who works for Wall Mart, back in Iowa, and
I have repeatedly quizzed her about her work environment. She has only
offered one complaint and this will probably come as a surprise. As an
"associate" her concern is how much Wall Mart wastes due to poor purchasing
and inventory control. Apparently at the end of certain selling seasons the
unsold goods are disposed of rather than use up shelf space for other more
appropriate seasonal goods. Her complaint is they shouldn't be destroyed and
disposed of. They should be given to charitable organizations or the needy
that could make good use of them.

Now that doesn't sound like an employee who is being abused. Now maybe
another point relative to wages is in order. I have no idea what her wages
are and it is none of my business, she has worked there for years. I doubt
it is very much.  I have asked her a couple times why she even works there.
She is 73 years old. She doesn't even need the income to survive. Her
reason:  "It keeps me young. I have to get up and do something, I get to do
some physical labor, I get to meet the customers and help them and I get to
make some decisions about what plants the store has for sale.  She loves
working with plants. Walmart offers her flexible working hours, she and her
husband go to California in the winter for three months and her job is there
for her when she gets back."

Sounds to me like both parties are winning in this scenario. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Louis R Godena
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:28 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Union Labor 

>I just love everyone bashing Wal~Mart when they really DON'T know about
> the place. If you believe the crap that the UNIONS put out about it you
> may think that the place is terrible.
> Guess what, The are LYING.
> My wife is a 5 year employee of Wal~Mart. Loves the place. As for being
> poorly compensated

There is a really good web site detailing the growing campaign against Wal 
Mart by people of all political persuasions and from all walks of life all 
across the country and in Canada http://Walmartwatch.com    Here and 
elsewhere you can read about the 40% of Wal Mart employees who are eligible 
for welfare (WalMart employees top medicaid recipients in at least 16 
states), or the fact that the average Wal Mart sales "associate" earns 
$1,000 LESS than the federal poverty wage.   And don't forget the massive 
class action suits that have been brought by the abused women and 
immigrants, victims of Wal Mart's cheap-labor hungry top management.   But, 
the biggest crime of all is how this corporate parasite SUCKS the blood of 
taxpayers who are left subsidizing this behemoth to the tune of hundreds of 
millions of dollars every year in tax breaks, welfare and medicaid payments 
to their employees, and community dislocations (the average community LOSES 
at least as many jobs as it "gains" whenever this monster shows up).   I 
could go on and on, but my question to the list is this; what kind of a 
person would grovel before such an entity and appear ready -- even eager --

to wipe its rear-end with his bare hands?

Louis Godena 


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