Wal-Mart's Violation of US Workers’ Right to Freedom of Association


	Wal-Mart's Violation of US Workers’ Right to Freedom of Association

RayWatkins

7-29-2007 1:18 PM

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class, unions, economics

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7-31-2007 8:53 PM

cptenaud

Thats because the rich want to take us back to the 1930s.

7-31-2007 10:44 PM

RayWatkins

I think they have us back to around 1940 already...

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