Tomorrow current and former Walmart employees will "bravely testify" at a City Council hearing that promises to put a human face on Walmart’s "long history of exploiting and mistreating workers, while creating dangerous and harmful work environments for its employees." As the controversial retailer tries to break into the NYC market, the disgruntled workers will share their horror stories about "the lack of bathroom breaks and the culture of fear management creates," according to a City Council statement. But today Walmart would like New Yorkers to focus on all the happy satisfied Walmart employees, like this patriotic war veteran featured in this slick new commercial:
Well, you can't argue with that, unless you hate the troops. Clearly this one employee's individual experience eclipses Walmart's long-documented history of screwing over workers, union busting, and forcing "associates" to act cheerful while wearing those sad vests. As blissful Walmart worker Tracey Lloyd points out, Sam Walton was in the military, "and he understood the importance of developing your people." Of course, if "your people" do something really off the, ahem, wall—like disarming a shoplifter who pulled a gun inside the store—they must be terminated. [Via The Observer]
