Another group throws down in the war on Wal-Mart

The anti-Wal-Mart croud has had a mostly free ride in the press - along with a lot of help from liberal activists and politicians. Almost every time Wal-Mart is mentioned in the news, they are painted as the anti-christ of the corporate world. And Wal-Mart is hampered in their ability to respond, since it's a public relations issue for them - as a rule, businesses are understandably reluctant to take an aggressive stand on issues involving labor unions.

So it interested me when I saw this press release:

Community Leaders Form 'Working Families for Wal-Mart'

A diverse group of community leaders today formed the steering committee of Working Families for Wal-Mart -- an organization dedicated to talking about Wal-Mart's positive contributions and making sure working families benefit from the consumer savings and job opportunities that the company offers in communities all across America.

Their website is pretty new and has little more than bios of the steering committee and this mission statement:

Working Families for Wal-Mart is committed to fostering open and honest dialogue with elected officials, opinion makers and community leaders that conveys the positive contributions of Wal-Mart to working families.

We believe that Wal-Mart provides value to its customers, to its associates and to the communities it serves.

They give a phone number as well. Being the curious type, I called to ask about 40 or 50 questions, but got voice mail instead. Bummer.

It will be interesting to see how this new bunch fits into the debate. If they are effective, it will certainly tax the resources of the union. Considering that there are still no unionized stores after all the expense and effort thus far, this can't be good news for wakeupwalmart and their leftist supporters.

On the other hand, anything that keeps this guy busy and off the roads is probably a good thing.