Huffington Post: Target Comes Under Fire Around the World

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-chen/target-comes-under-fire-a_b_926820.html

Posted: 8/15/11 04:10 PM ET

Michelle Chen

The retail giant Target is under fire from all sides, for union-busting at home and labor violations overseas. The reports that have come out in the past several weeks highlight a continuum of cruelty in the global supply chain.

Though Walmart has long served as labor's arch nemesis, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has lately zeroed in on Target as a new battlefield -- with its hundreds of thousands of employees and recent expansion into the supermarket sector. Although UFCW Local 1500 recently lost a vote to unionize a branch in Valley Stream, New York, their campaign deftly exposed Target's arsenal of intimidation and smear tactics, which ranged from anti-union websites to leaflets warning that a yes vote might ruin the company and force the store to close.

Now plastered across the blogosphere, the propaganda campaign has steeled the outrage at the company's resistance to unions. Organizers have announced they will keep up the fight:

Target's honeymoon is over, the national attention from the election at Valley Stream showed the American public the type of company they really are, one who has little respect for the hard working people who make their company so successful. Target still has the opportunity to change, and they should start by respecting their employees.


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