Opponents of Wal-Mart to Coordinate Efforts

Is Wal-Mart bad for workers? The global retailing giant says that consumers benefit from its consistently low prices. Critics, however, contend that those low prices are built on poverty-level wages and minimal benefits. In the United States, a newly formed alliance of labor unions, environmentalists, community organizations, and students will pressure Wal-Mart to change the way it does business. By persuading the company to accept unionization, the alliance hopes to stop a downward trend in wages across the industry. And because Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer, critics hope that any reform in the United States will translate into reform abroad. – YaleGlobal