second argument

The argument that tends to evoke a more emotional response is the issue of employee relations. Wal-Mart obviously strives to provide customers with low prices, but how can they afford to do so? A basic answer is: by cutting corners, keeping wages low, and seducing the customers into buying in bulk. The latter reason is universal to most supercenters, the former two, however, are (more) unique to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart blatantly defies workers right to unionize by going so far as to maintain a hotline service that allows managers to call 24/7 in case they suspect union actions. They have faced law suits for using illegal surveillance for the purpose of monitoring employee activity and to prevent any unions from forming. One of the more disturbing things I thought was(okay so a few of them were..) that managers are told to delete work time off timecards or take whatever measures necessary to minimize labor costs. Another thing that disgusted me was that women who are hired are paid unequal wages for equal work. Wal-Mart also has frequently hired illegal workers to clean their stores afterhours and has faced charges for keeping them locked in the stores overnight. Wal-Mart has cleverly developed a system that makes it so most employees are part time workers, (if full time work week requirements is 34 hours, they schedule everyone for 32 hrs/wk.) In doing this, they have relieved themselves from any duty to give workers benefits (most importantly, health insurance). The eligibility waiting time for part-time workers is something like two years, something that discourages many pepole from applying. Also, Wal-Mart relies on a high turnover rate for employees so they don't have to continue giving bonuses and "waste" their money. Wal-Mart may create more job opportunites but who wants to work for an employer like that? Getting paid next to nothing, to work for a company that monitors your every move, and the longer you stay there the more you have to watch you back. Gee sounds like I know where I'm applying for my summer job!