Wal-Mart and Unions

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Isn't the main purpose of unions for collective bargaining with employers to try to get better pay, benefits, working conditions, etc?

As in, it helps working-class people, so of course conservatives are against them.

The trouble with idealist liberals is that they never, ever see the long-term effects of what they do.

If WM became unionized as a whole, it could force the company to scale back operations instead of expand, costing jobs. It would also mean higher prices on merchandise, which is of no help to the mostly working-class people who shop in the place, many who do so exclusively.

I mean, the idea of a union sounds okay on paper, but unions so often become political puppets of the left. The less of those we have, the better off we all are.