The L.A. Times has a punchy story today about how unions are striking back at Wal-Mart through union protests and lawsuits in other countries, including Canada, Germany, and Japan.
Wal-Mart, union officials say, represents all that is wrong with the global economy, including sweatshop abuses and the extinction of mom-and-pop businesses.
“Our emphasis is to get Wal-Mart to abide by the rules,” said Jan Furstenborg, head of the commercial division of Union Network International, a Swiss-based umbrella organization that represents more than 900 skills and services unions around the world. “We want the company to realize they have to change if they want to be part of the global business community.” L.A. Times, via Yahoo News