Vote in Corporate Accountability’s Corporate Hall of Shame

If there were a Hall of Shame for corporations, Wal-Mart would certainly belong in it. Luckily, such a Hall exists. Corporate Accountability International, a membership organization that challenges abusive corporations, is already tallying the votes for 2008 inductions into the Corporate Hall of Shame.

The Hall of Shame exposes some of the most abusive, manipulative and harmful corporations — and this year Wal-Mart is one of eight possible inductees. Voting is open now - click here to vote and help us make sure Wal-Mart gets inducted. From the Hall of Shame’s summary about the retailer:

Wal-Mart’s ascendance into a world of stratospheric profits has been remarkable.  But perhaps what is more remarkable is that taxpayers continue footing the bill for an enterprise that takes most of its profits out of the communities in which they operate.

Left in the wake are flailing small businesses that can’t compete with a price-slashing, subsidized behemoth. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart is increasingly leaning on part-time workers, which means that more of them wind up depending on public dollars for health care coverage. Part-time employees must wait a full year before receiving benefits, and since the majority of workers are short-term, most do not get covered by Wal-Mart.

Click here to vote on Corporate Accountability’s website.

Posted by Alex Goldschmidt on Tuesday, July 01, 2008