Wal-Mart Is Under Pressure to Fix Its Crime Problem
- United Food and Commercial Workers launch TV ad campaign
- Union cites Bloomberg Businessweek violent-crime investigation
Wal-Mart’s Out-of-Control Crime Problem
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Labor activists who pushed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to raise its minimum wage have a new target in their sights. They’re now pressuring the mega-retailer to improve security at its stores and parking lots around the country.
Making Change at Wal-Mart, a labor group backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, will start running television ads this week in four media markets and has been handing out fliers to customers in 20 cities. The demands follow an investigation by Bloomberg Businessweek that found widespread crime at the Bentonville, Arkansas, retail giant.