Posted on 05/07/2013 8:22:58 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
AFL-CIO blasts White House over Walmart veterans program By Justin Sink - 05/07/13 10:00 AM ET
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka blasted President Obama and Vice President Biden for championing a Walmart program that guarantees a job to returning veterans.
"Walmart’s recent announcement of a plan to hire returning honorably discharged veterans is more about public relations than honoring our heroes," Trumka said in a statement. "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."
Last week, the president and vice president spoke at an event commemorating the first lady's Joining Forces Employment initiative, which looks to encourage private businesses to hire veterans.
"Walmart is telling any veteran who has served honorably that if they want a job in the year after they separate from service, Walmart is going to hire them. And their goal is to do it within 30 days of the veteran’s application," Michelle Obama said.
But in his statement, Trumka asked, "After facing enemies abroad, is an $8.81 an hour part-time job the best we can offer returning veterans?"
"Already, working families and our economy are struggling against an epidemic of low-paying, low-benefit, part-time work. Instead of legitimizing that trend, we need to treat the talents of our veterans—and of all of America’s people—as a critical national resource," he continued.
Trumka has been a vocal critic of the big-box chain, which has resisted unionization at its stores.
That can be summarized in 2 phrases:
Union - AFL-CIO
Non-Union - Walmart
“valorized”....a new word
Are we supposed to like WalMart now, or do we still denigrate them for buying stuff from China and make fun of the way their customers look?
Yes
Only fools denigrate Walmart for finding vendors in China
China buys from all over the world and mostly from the USA........ check it out
ok, thanx for the clearing that up
Then over the years, there’s been quite a few fools here.
Monkey muffins! Everyone knows that since the Baracktopus was elected, all jobs are full-time and permanent and pay at least $100 an hour!!
This Trumka is nothing but a right-wing hack! < /s>
LOL. Trumka TRUSTED Obama!!!
Not really. Just a "loud" handful.
Nobody says it's the best, bozo.
Maybe it's the least.
Trumka is using vets to demonize non-union Wal-Mart in the same callous, despicable way Obama used the grieving Newtown parents to push his gun control agenda. The slime balls are using the same play book ... no surprise.
The union is out for the union first last and always.
They aren't fools. They are really secret communists. Only communists would dare complain about the transfer of American industry and manufacturing to Red China which impoverishes and weakens America and strengths and builds up Red China. Americans that are concerned about that are perverts and possibly mentally ill.
I think the present government wants NO veterans, where ever they might be.
The unions and the EPA sent everything over seas....
A Walmart job beats holding a cardboard sign on a street corner.
Walmart is not the only buyer of Chinese goods.
K-Mart
Sears
ACE HARDWARE
TRUE VALUE HARDWARE
HOBBY LOBBY
DOLLAR STORE
DOLLAR GENERAL
DOLLAR TREE
STAGE
LOWES
HOME DEPOT
ATTWOODS
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY
FRED'S
Even some BUCK KNIVES are now made in CHINA.
AND lots of new stuff at flea markets are straight from CHINA with local distributors. I can think of one near here right now.
And this is just a list of local stores! Think about nationwide stores not listed!
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