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PRESS RELEASE
Union Front Groups Cringe at New Poll: 80% of Employees Have a Favorable Opinion of Wal-Mart
Numbers prove that Wal-Nuts are totally out of step with public opinion

7/3/06

Washington, DC – A new study released Thursday (6/29) found that most Americans like Wal-Mart and almost 80 percent of its employees do too. The study was conducted by Rasmussen Reports, an independent research firm based in Asbury Park, N.J. with no association to Wal-Mart or its critics.

The numbers fly in the face of United Food and Commercial Worker (UFCW) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) front groups like Wake Up Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart Watch that, embittered by Wal-Mart’s success, make a living trying to turn America against the country’s most popular retailer.

“It will be tough for the Wal-Nuts over at Wake Up Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart Watch to continue their tirades against the company’s treatment of their associates when nearly 80% of those employees like their employer,” said Center for Union Facts Executive Director Rick Berman. “These numbers expose just how out of touch union leaders are with public opinion.”

Interestingly, 70 percent of the public -- including much of the unionized public -- view Wal-Mart favorably. A December 2005 poll from the independent Pew Research Center found that, “Despite strong criticism of the retail giant by labor unions, there is no significant difference between union and non-union members in their propensity to shop at Wal-Mart.” Also, according to a poll published by Working Families for Wal-Mart, 63 percent of union members believe the store is good for consumers. “Despite all the shouting by the Wal-Nuts, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Wal-Mart employees view their employer favorably,” continued Berman. “In January, a Chicago Wal-Mart received 25,000 applications for 325 jobs, and that sort of thing happens frequently when a new Wal-Mart opens. When was the last time the UFCW, the union group that is trying and failing to unionize Wal-Mart, had 25,000 people show up all at once to become part of their union?”

To learn more visit: www.UnionFacts.com. For further information or to arrange an interview please call Sarah Longwell at (202) 463-7106.

The Center for Union Facts is a non-profit organization supported by foundations, businesses, union members, and the general public. We are dedicated to showing Americans the truth about today's union leadership. For further information or to arrange an interview please call Sarah Longwell at (202) 463-7106.