In the Sunday edition of USA Today, UFCW International Union President Joe Hansen had the opportunity to respond to an opinion piece, titled "Wal-Mart foes go one too far." His response, titled "More villain than victim," follows:
As America's largest company, with more than $285 billion in sales and more than $10 billion in profits, Wal-Mart has a responsibility to set the standard for customers, workers, families and communities. America's largest employer -- with nearly 1.3 million workers -- must reflect America's values.
Wal-Mart is not the victim of globalization, lower wages and lack of health insurance. More accurately, Wal-Mart's business practices created many of these problems in America today. Look at the record.
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