It seems WalMart, the largest Business in the world (based upon revenue and employees) has just submarined an effort to unionize one of their stores.  Instead of caving into the demands of the these employees, WalMart has decided to close the store.  That is in their right.  Especially before a Union gets entrenched and starts making demands.

The problem here is that the employees got greedy.  Not all of this was their fault as Unions always promise more than they can deliver.  And in most cases like this, wind up hurting the workers more than the employer.

I have first hand experience dealing with Unionized stores.  And we did bargain in good faith.  But you know after the union negotiated their contract, the other stores in the area were given raises comensurate with the Union Contract.  Why?  Because that was SOP for the company (giving regular raises to all employees).  And you know what about the non-Union stores?  They did not have to pay Union dues.

What this all boils down to is a Unions do not benefit employees unless one of 2 conditions exist.

1. The job requires skills.  Clearly bagging and stocking do not.

2. The union has a monopoly on the resources.  This works in cases like a coal mine where the company cannot just up and move the mine.

IN these cases, the Union can and sometimes do benefit the employees.  But in the other cases, the Unions lie to the employees with visions of Sugar Plums dancing in their head.  In the end, the employee has to pay dues, and often as not, does not get a whole lot more, if any, than their non-union brethren.  So that is a loss as well.

But do Unions tell them that?  No.  one of the last places, besides the government, where truth in advertising is a myth.