Trumka blasts Obama on Walmart

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Trumka blasts Obama on Walmart

"Walmart’s recent announcement of a plan to hire returning honorably discharged veterans is more about public relations than honoring our heroes," Trumka said. "That this effort was valorized by President Obama and Vice President Biden reflects an acceptance of economic failure out of line with America’s history or future.

"We owe it to our returning veterans to make sure they are treated as the heroes they are, rather than as symbols used to “greenwash” Walmart’s eroding brand. After facing enemies abroad, is an $8.81 an hour part-time job the best we can offer returning veterans?"


http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/05/trumka-blasts-obama-on-walmart-163338.html

[Buzz Clik]

1. Good lord. Some people will find fault with anything.

I guess Trumka wanted Obama to simply declare the Walmart sucks and move on.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

2. There is a lot of fault to be found.

When campaigning Obama called Walmart out along with its executives. That's the President I voted for. I'll stand with organized labor and the AFL-CIO any day over Walmart just because a Democratic President had a few kind words for them.

[Buzz Clik]

4. I refuse to shop at Walmart for, in all likelihood, all the reasons you despise them.

However, the notion of giving priority to hiring vets sounds like a good thing. The vets are under no obligation to apply there, nor do they have to accept a substandard job.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

5. They don't have to accept? Sure.

But the President doesn't need to give Walmart's bullshit PR move any recognition either.

Trumpka is right, veterans deserve better, the American people deserve better.

[Bandit]

3. Well to be truthful, it does suck....