[extropy-chat] a real pleasure to work for [dave at farber.net: [IP] Wal-Mart threatens employees: Don't see the Wal-Mart Movie]

[Eugen Leitl]

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From: David Farber <dave at farber.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:15:20 -0500
To: ip at v2.listbox.com
Subject: [IP] Wal-Mart threatens employees: Don't see the Wal-Mart Movie
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From: Brett Glass <brett at lariat.org>
Date: November 13, 2005 8:39:02 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave at farber.net>, Ip ip <ip at v2.listbox.com>
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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