Saturday, October 25, 2014
POL 401-13
Global brands such as Nike, Starbucks, McDonald's, etc. are symbols of capitalism in the U.S.(402). Walmart to me was a big example of capitalism and in high school I remembered a documentary called Walmart: The High Cost of Low Cost where it talked about why Walmart had low prices and it was because they didn't pay the workers enough. Not only that, the documentary even stated that the managers would document hours and take away and hour or two from their shifts so the workers got screwed. The documentary also states that their were protests in various areas which is related to the boycotts that were involved with Starbucks (402). This is why I wouldn't want to work at Walmart because they care less about the worker and more about the customer which I believe is unfair. Global brands can take advantage of the workers so that they can get money to expand their brand.
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So, do you avoid shopping at places like Walmart that support unfair/unethical labor practices? How can "abstention" be perceived as activism? If you elect to not buy stuff from Walmart, could that "force" them to take notice and change their practices?
ReplyDeleteWell I shop there sometimes but some who work their may not realize that Walmart is doing anything. Then again I have a friend who worked their and he got a small discount card he could use when he purchased items at Walmart. But If I decided not to buy stuff from Walmart I don't think it would change anything becuase I'm just one person out of the thousands who shop their everyday. It's kind of like recycling, not very many people care about recycling but their are some who do and want everyone to recycle but it's not going to happen. Therefore Walmart customers will benefit but the workers not so much.
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