Originally posted by: dmcowen674
10-16-2004 Wal-Mart may close only unionized store in North America
MONTREAL (AFP) - Retail powerhouse Wal-Mart said it was "concerned about the economic viability" of its store in Canada which is the only one of its outlets in North America to be unionized.
The Jonquiere store is not meeting its business plan, and the company is concerned about the economic viability of the store.
Wal-Mart Canada believes the unresolved labor situation at the Jonquiere store is proving detrimental to improving the performance of the store.
In August, Canadian trade unionists proclaimed a "great victory" after winning the right to form the first labor union at a branch of the world's largest retailer.
Efforts are underway at other Wal-Mart stores in Canada to win labor union recognition.
Low labor costs have allowed the firm to slash prices on goods in its huge stores, which stock groceries to golf clubs and everything in between.
Only a few meat cutters in Texas have so far managed to outflank the firm's efforts to avoid unionization.
Originally posted by: Acanthus
I work for walmart.
Unions are for lazy and worthless workers.
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
I have to admit, it is a good machine. My sister needed a computer so I got one for her for Christmas.
12-21-2004 Wal-Mart unveils cut-price laptop under 500 dollars
The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart is offering price-conscious US consumers the cheapest laptop on the market, priced at just 498 dollars, in a move described by some analysts as a "significant milestone."
The Balance notebook, armed with a 41.1 inch LCD screen, a 1.0 GHz processor and 128 MB RAM of memory, comes equipped with the Linux-based operating system Linspire.
It hits the shelves loaded with a Microsoft-file compatible office suite and users can access the Internet with both a dial-up modem and broadband connections.
Its price tag undercuts rival laptops on the market by several hundred dollars, with others offering starting prices around 700 dollars.
"It is certainly interesting, without Windows you can more easily bring the price down. Five hundred dollars for a notebook, I think it's a significant milestone," said Charles Smulders, an analyst with Gartner, the technology research group.
And to think Dave is supporting these practices with his wallet. For shame. Good news, though - he must be doing OK to spend $500 on his sister for X-mas.Originally posted by: Googer
This proves what wal-mart has been in denial over for years: That any time a worker tries to unionize, managemt harraes them with extra unpleasant work untill they decide to quit and if the employee does not quit soon he or she gets fired for some spontainious reason.
As soon as wal-mart finds out about a pro-union empoyee they watch, scorn, and scutenize his every move.
Then why aren't you Union?Originally posted by: Acanthus
I work for walmart.
Unions are for lazy and worthless workers.
I'm rather disappointed in you, Dave. Shopping at old Wally World must have been quite an experience, eh? The horror.Originally posted by: dmcowen674
I have to admit, it is a good machine. My sister needed a computer so I got one for her for Christmas.
12-21-2004 Wal-Mart unveils cut-price laptop under 500 dollars
Originally posted by: alchemize
And to think Dave is supporting these practices with his wallet. For shame. Good news, though - he must be doing OK to spend $500 on his sister for X-mas.
Originally posted by: burnedout
I'm rather disappointed in you, Dave. Shopping at old Wally World must have been quite an experience, eh? The horror.Originally posted by: dmcowen674
I have to admit, it is a good machine. My sister needed a computer so I got one for her for Christmas.
12-21-2004 Wal-Mart unveils cut-price laptop under 500 dollars
Originally posted by: GoPackGo
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
I have to admit, it is a good machine. My sister needed a computer so I got one for her for Christmas.
12-21-2004 Wal-Mart unveils cut-price laptop under 500 dollars
The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart is offering price-conscious US consumers the cheapest laptop on the market, priced at just 498 dollars, in a move described by some analysts as a "significant milestone."
The Balance notebook, armed with a 41.1 inch LCD screen, a 1.0 GHz processor and 128 MB RAM of memory, comes equipped with the Linux-based operating system Linspire.
It hits the shelves loaded with a Microsoft-file compatible office suite and users can access the Internet with both a dial-up modem and broadband connections.
Its price tag undercuts rival laptops on the market by several hundred dollars, with others offering starting prices around 700 dollars.
"It is certainly interesting, without Windows you can more easily bring the price down. Five hundred dollars for a notebook, I think it's a significant milestone," said Charles Smulders, an analyst with Gartner, the technology research group.
While 128 Megs of Ram may be crappy. I'd love the 41.1 inch LCD Screen.
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Then why aren't you Union?Originally posted by: Acanthus
I work for walmart.
Unions are for lazy and worthless workers.
Originally posted by: Zebo
Dave that's pretty sweet...but processor needs a bump...
Originally posted by: kaizersose
here are my experiences with unions:<BR><BR>1. at my company, a union machinist gets into an argument with his supervisor and ends up punching him in the face. supervisor fires him then and there. a year later, the union wins a wrongful termination suit for him because the proper paperwork wasnt filed before he was fired. he gets a year of back pay plus average overtime and his job back.<BR><BR>2. a friend of mine runs an HVAC engineering company. in order to work on govt. or related jobs, workers must be paid union wages even if they arent unionized. so if all these companies are bidding on jobs and they all pay their workers the same, how does the low bidder do it? by using cheap materials. now you know why public school facilities are in such bad shape. this same friend won a blackmail lawsuit against the local union because they threatened him with laor violations if he didnt unionize.<BR><BR>3. i live in the SF bay area where they are installing a new span on the bay bridge. originally, they were going to use some japanese steel in the construction but the workers unions wouldnt participate unless only american steel was used. problem is that, aside from it being more expensive, there is not enough american steel to meet the demand. result: the new span is going to be a year and a half late and 50% more expensive.<BR><BR>4. another friend of mine worked for a bank that did business with the port of long beach where the clerical workers make $38/hour (about $75k a year). when the owners tried to upgrade some of the equipment by adding computer tracking, they wanted the workers to take a class and be able to demonstrate basic computer skills. the workers threatened to strike. it was only averted when they recieved a 'no lay-off clause'.<BR><BR>i could go further but you get the idea.
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Zebo
Dave that's pretty sweet...but processor needs a bump...
Not for surfing the web, E-mail etc that my sister will be doing.
She had an old AMD K6 machine and has to do work from home over broadband, the old machine wouldn't cut it.
Originally posted by: Zebo
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Zebo
Dave that's pretty sweet...but processor needs a bump...
Not for surfing the web, E-mail etc that my sister will be doing.
She had an old AMD K6 machine and has to do work from home over broadband, the old machine wouldn't cut it.
True but ram is only 128.. I like 256 minimum for wht you're talking about.
Here full specs:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog...p;path=0%3A3944%3A3951