Clinton Remained Silent As Wal-Mart Fought Unions

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Has Hillary apologized for this?
Has she learned?

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Clinton Remained Silent As Wal-Mart Fought Unions
Tapes Reviewed by ABC News Show Clinton As a Loyal Company Woman
By BRIAN ROSS, MADDY SAUER and RHONDA SCHWARTZ

Jan. 31, 2008—

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 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.

Tate was fond of repeating, as he did at a managers meeting in 2004 after his retirement, what he said was his favorite phrase, "Labor unions are nothing but blood-sucking parasites living off the productive labor of people who work for a living."

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=4218509&page=1

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1. ****ABC debunked/nuanced****Fact Check****Hillary And Wal-Mart****

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4310182

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2. Union President Defends Clinton From Attack Over Wal-Mart Ties

http://www.observer.com/2008/union-defends-clinton-wal-mart-attack

Although Hillary Clinton severed her ties with Wal-Mart years ago (she sat on the board when Bill Clinton was Governor of Arkansas, but now refuses to accept contributions from the company), Barack Obama raised the issue of Clinton's past relationship with retail giant during the debate in South Carolina.

Now, hours before another Democratic debate, Clinton supporter Stuart Appelbaum, who is also President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, has sent out a public statement defending her record:

“RWDSU families are proud to be in the forefront of the campaign to keep Wal-Mart
from opening in New York City -- and we are equally proud of our close
friendship with Sen. Hillary Clinton.

“We know from experience that Hillary shares our belief that Wal-Mart and other
retailers have a moral responsibility to respect every worker's right to
organize. She has stood with us and has been and continues to be supportive of
our efforts to call attention to Wal-Mart's business practices that hurt
working families. And she has lent her voice to calls for the giant retailer to
change its ways.

“Over the last seven years American workers and their families have been
brutalized by corporate greed and unprecedented government indifference. Based
on our experience we are convinced that, as president, Hillary would work from
day one to restore workers rights and the institution of collective bargaining.

“Some politicians only stand up for labor at election time, but we know from
experience that Hillary will be there for workers and their unions long after
the ballots are counted.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4314408

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3. Another baseless attack on Hillary for previous relationships

When will the haters stop trying to eck out their pound of flesh from her? Is Whitewater ever going to end? Sitting on the board of Wal Mart SIXTEEN years ago going to be forgiven???