[IP] Wal-Mart threatens employees: Don't see the Wal-Mart Movie
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From: Brett Glass <brett@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 13, 2005 8:39:02 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>, Ip ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Wal-Mart threatens employees: Don't see the Wal-Mart Movie
Dave:
For IP, if you'd like.
Josh Thompson, president of a left-leaning political group on the
University of Wyoming campus, was distributing handbills for a
screening of the movie "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" when
one of the women to whom he gave a handbill mentioned that she worked
for Wal-Mart. "All the more reason for you to come and see this
important film," said Thompson. "I can't," replied the employee.
"Management will be attending this screening, and if any Wal-Mart
employee is seen by them attending any screening, we've been told
that we will be fired."
Apparently, the controversial documentary -- which has received rave
reviews from several media outlets -- is so worrisome to Wal-Mart
that they've threatened employees with termination if they so much as
see it.
Regardless of your political stance or affiliation, it should give
you pause that any corporation would try to exert control over
employees' media choices outside of working hours, don't you think?
--Brett Glass
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