"The meeting leader said, 'I am not telling you how to vote, but if the Democrats win, this bill will pass and you won't have a vote on whether you want a union,'" said a Wal-Mart customer-service supervisor from Missouri. "I am not a stupid person. They were telling me how to vote," she said.

It never ceases to amaze me. Vote for us or you'll lose your job.

Let's hear it for blackmail! Wal-Mart joins AT&T on the list of companies that will never get another dime.

and an update... So I mention this to Elonka, and her response is, "Well this is normal. This happens all the time." No, it doesn't. Different groups endorse different people all the time, yes. They do NOT tell their people how to vote. There is a big difference between telling people who you think would be better (and I have a few endorsements now) and telling people vote this way or you'll lose your job.

When Exxon makes over $11 billion in one quarter and companies like Wal-Mart are outsourcing where they get their products from as fast as humanly possible, I don't give a damn about them. I do give a damn about the people who have jobs there because their company is screwing them over. Their boards are lining their pockets, building no loyalty within even their own employees because they treat them like crap. Hey Wal-Mart, want to know the best way to get your employees not to unionize? Treat them and pay them responsibly.