Monday, February 12, 2007

Wakeup Walmart



I’ve come across an interesting press release in WAKEUPWALMART.COM. At the beginning, I thought it was the website of Walmart. Sure, it is a web about Walmart but not owned by Walmart. This web is made by a group of people who are strongly against this biggest retailer in US. In the press release, the web criticizes Walmart’s empty statement concerning its support in universal health. The Wakeup Walmart activists urge Walmart to change. These people will continue their campaigns until one day Walmart takes actual response. Having seen a news report about Walmart the other day, I am now aware of Walmart news. It is hard to believe that a big company like Walmart, which has such a great profit every year, can treat its employees in such a harsh way: gender discrimination, repeated child labor violations and paying poverty leave wages. I believe these are the main elements for Walmart’s success. Anyway, I am posting this site so that more people can look at this issue and take it seriously.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Remember how we talked about the importance of getting the company's name right? Well, you need to look it up.

Also, this is looking awfully "gray" -- how about breaking your post up into two or three paragraphs? Maybe even adding a graphic?

Typos:
"Sure, it is a web ___ about..."
"This (web? site?) is made by a..."
Ditto for "..the web criticizes..." (the "web" doesn't criticize...the people who create this site might)
"...takes actual response..." you means "responds"?

Anonymous said...

I take back the part about adding a graphic...you did that! It looks great.