Thursday, January 31, 2008

Clinton Remained Silent As Wal-Mart Fought Unions

BRIAN ROSS, MADDY SAUER and RHONDA SCHWARTZ report for ABC News:



In six years as a member of the Wal-Mart board of directors, between 1986 and 1992, Hillary Clinton remained silent as the world's largest retailer waged a major campaign against labor unions seeking to represent store workers.

Clinton Was Silent As Wal-Mart Railed Against Unions
Clinton has been endorsed for president by more than a dozen unions, according to her campaign Web site, which omits any reference to her role at Wal-Mart in its detailed biography of her.

Wal-Mart's anti-union efforts were headed by one of Clinton's fellow board members, John Tate, a Wal-Mart executive vice president who also served on the board with Clinton for four of her six years.

(Complete report with video)

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