Posted on 06/22/2002 6:06:01 PM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
WASHINGTON, June 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "Today the National Organization for Women is naming Wal-Mart -- the nation's largest company with close to one million employees -- a Merchant of Shame," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "Wal-Mart faces numerous allegations of sex discrimination in pay, promotion and compensation; of wage abuses, violation of child labor laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act; exclusion of contraceptive coverage in employee insurance plans and discrimination on the basic of sexual orientation. The list of Wal-Mart's workplace 'don'ts' is far too long."
"Wal-Mart is number one on the Fortune 500 list. It's also the number one most sued retailer in the United States," Gandy said. "It doesn't take a genius to see the problem with this picture. The nation's number one company should be a model workplace not the worst of bad examples."
"I could say that NOW is dissatisfied with the way Wal-Mart conducts business with their employees, but that would be a huge understatement," Gandy said. "This country's top employers need to get the picture that women-friendly workplaces aren't just good businesses, they're good for business. You'd think that Wal-Mart management would get this."
"NOW's Merchants of Shame are an important part of the Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign -- a pro-active project demanding equal rights for women on the job," Gandy said. "NOW's campaign spurred Smith Barney, Mitsubishi Motors and other leading corporations to work toward creating truly women-friendly and family-friendly workplaces."
"We're shining a spotlight on Wal-Mart's workplaces abuses," Gandy said. "This is a public pressure campaign against one of the largest employers in the U.S. This is how we effect change. The women and men of Wal-Mart deserve a workplace that respects their rights. Consumers across the country need to be able to spend their dollars with a clear conscience. Wal-Mart doesn't afford us this option."
"Wal-Mart is NOW's fifth Merchant of Shame," Gandy said. "Perhaps they'll look at this as a grand opportunity to do the right thing."
Funny, they didn't seem to care about the worplace environment for women working under Bill Clinton.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
Oh no, why would NOW include that?
Man, this is a tough one. Is there another side I could pick instead?
Well, gotta admit she has some 'nads. The total membership of NOW could fit in a phone booth, yet she is calling out Wal-Mart and expecting them to be intimidated by her little "spotlight." That's so pathetic it's almost funny.
"NOW's Merchants of Shame are an important part of the Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign -- a pro-active project demanding equal rights for women on the job," Gandy said.
Tell it to one-grope Clinton. Better yet, how about telling it to Juanita Broderick, Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey.
Well, lessee, economic genius. I'm 62 and my employer (not Wal-Mart) buys group insurance. I still get a paycheck every week. What's sleazy about that?
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Sure is but the media still treats them as the experts on these subjects. Forget their total hypocrisy on the Clinton scandals.
Well, Ms. Gandy, your brass god Bill Clinton faced numerous allegations as well. And you circled your wagons around him and defended him. I guess Paula Jones and Juanita Broaderick were expendable, right?
I believe that we should just wait and see what the courts decide about all these allegations, if you don't mind, Ms. Gandy.
I was very amused when the the Dulles, VA chapter of NOW decided not to circle their wagons with you to defend Bill Clinton. Ever since then, they've been very helpful in revealing to the American people all of your lies and your hypocrisy.
If you don't mind me saying so, Ms. Gandy, the Dulles chapter of NOW has posted your national NOW tax returns on their website. They reveal that you don't even have 10% of the members or the budget you've been claiming. How do you expect us to believe anything you say about Wal-Mart?
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