Reply #2: Wal Mart strategy: Conquer the market, then control the market & its workers

[StevesRedLens]

That's seemed to be the American strategy. Run out the competition, especially in small towns, then leave the only employment option to many in that community as WalMart. Take a hard-line approach to unions, keep the workers scared and always leave most of them feeling they have one foot in the door and one foot out with part-time, 30+ hour or less schedules. I could go on but it's all pretty well known.

They play hard ball with unionism in America because they know they can get away with it. It has been that our culture allows them to get away with it. I live in a rural, small town area. I boycott Walmart, but you know, I can't drive 30 miles most time to get a few items. And one of my towns last remaining grocery stores shut down earlier this year after our local Walmart started selling groceries. Sad.