Read this and answer the question: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-1
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Question
Read this and answer the question:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-12-13/walmart-vs-dot-union-backed-our-walmart
Please be considerate with evidence from that reading. I have limited chances.
Walmart's legal actions reflect
A.
its willingness to fight perceived union threats.
B.
its need to add more stores quickly.
C.
its desire to control insurance costs.
D.
its belief that workers should provide their own meals.
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Here is a brief history of labor disputes in the company:
1970: Walmart's lawyer calls Missouri clerks "blood sucking parasites" to stop their union drive.
1992: Sam Walton writes in his autobiography: "I have always strongly believed that we don't need unions."
2000: Butchers in a Texas Walmart vote to unionize, spurring votes at other stores. Two weeks later, Walmart closes its 180 meat counters and switches to prepackaged cuts only.
2001: A class action suit claims gender discrimination. Walmart fights the case for 10 years, finally winning a Supreme Court ruling by a 5-4 vote.
2003: Walmart is caught using illegal immigrants to clean stores in 21 states. It pays an $11 million fine.
2004: Workers at a Canadian Walmart unionize. Walmart closes the store the next year.
2005: A California jury fines Walmart $172 million for failing to provide meal breaks to 116,000 workers.
2006: A Pennsylvania judge orders a $188 million payment for Walmart's failure to pay 187,000 workers for "off-the-clock" work. Weeks later, Walmart settles 63 other class actions over unpaid work for $640 million.
2009: Walmart pays 87,000 Massachusetts workers for shortened breaks and "off-the-clock" unpaid work.
2010: Walmart pays $86 million for failing to pay vacation wages to 232,000 California workers.
Explanation / Answer
Answer:
On the basis of given data and case study we find that the most appropriate answer to the given question is Option A. That is Walmart's legal action reflects its willingness to fight perceived union threats. All other options seem relatively irrelevant.
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