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firstdown · 01-22-2010, 11:38 AM

The biggest thing Wal Mart has done to hurt us was making working for them a part time job. If you think back to the 70's working at places like Sears and JC Penny's was a full time job with good bennifitts. People would actually work there for 30 yrs. and retired with a decent retirement package. Then came Wall Mart and Kmart. They hired part time people with little to no beniffits. Sears and JC Pennys took a hugh hit from them in the early 80's because of their overhead and could not compete. Both of them in the 80's almost went under but to survive they made the nessary cuts and started hiring part time employees. It took most of the 80's for Sears and Penny's to catch back up and thats what has lead to where we are today in retail. The only reason Wall Mart gets dragged into the mud is because they are the top dog.

If any large retail store was forced to turn union while the others did not they would be gone in just a few years. The only way any of the large retail stores could turn union is if all truned union becuase if only one turned union their empolyee cost would drive their prises higher then the non union stores.

01-22-2010, 11:38 AM	#46
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 61 Posts: 15,817	Re: Serious Question to anyone who works in retail The biggest thing Wal Mart has done to hurt us was making working for them a part time job. If you think back to the 70's working at places like Sears and JC Penny's was a full time job with good bennifitts. People would actually work there for 30 yrs. and retired with a decent retirement package. Then came Wall Mart and Kmart. They hired part time people with little to no beniffits. Sears and JC Pennys took a hugh hit from them in the early 80's because of their overhead and could not compete. Both of them in the 80's almost went under but to survive they made the nessary cuts and started hiring part time employees. It took most of the 80's for Sears and Penny's to catch back up and thats what has lead to where we are today in retail. The only reason Wall Mart gets dragged into the mud is because they are the top dog. If any large retail store was forced to turn union while the others did not they would be gone in just a few years. The only way any of the large retail stores could turn union is if all truned union becuase if only one turned union their empolyee cost would drive their prises higher then the non union stores.