The memo exposes Working Families for Wal-Mart as a sham designed to intimidate suppliers into supporting Wal-Mart. The memo, authored by Terry Nelson (the former National Political Director for Bush-Cheney 2004), asks suppliers to join Wal-Mart’s front group because, "Wal-Mart is under attack, and Wal-Mart and Sam's Club suppliers have the power to do something about it and help protect their business."
Sadly, the memo ignores the fact that the American people have a faltering image of Wal-Mart because Wal-Mart’s business model needlessly exploits its workers, their families, and the American taxpayers every single day. Instead of taking responsibility for its actions, Wal-Mart is now passing the buck and intimidating its suppliers to try and defend Wal-Mart’s indefensible business practices.
The truth is Working Families for Wal-Mart is nothing more than Wal-Mart's own personal right-wing front group. Many of its board members are either paid by Wal-Mart directly or have business relationships with the company, and the group has contracted with two right-wing firms, The Herald Group and Crosslink Strategies.
We hope this memo will help expose Working Families for Wal-Mart for the publicity stunt that it is and will begin to force the company to address the real issues in this campaign like the terrible cost America’s families pay because Wal-Mart fails to provide affordable wages and health benefits, forces our jobs to be shipped overseas, and shifts its costs onto taxpayers.
Until Wal-Mart changes, WakeUpWalMart.com, on behalf of the American people and its 479,831 supporters, will continue to build the largest grassroots campaign to change a corporation in history proving the power we all have to change Wal-Mart and change America for the better.
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