More Union Trouble Ahead for Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart has fended off the best efforts of organized labor for decades, but it appears likely the company will need to elevate its game after several major unions joined forces this week. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), long a thorn in Wal-Mart's side, has rejoined the AFL-CIO, the organizations announced this week. The move comes eight years after UFCW and six other unions left the AFL-CIO, a move which weakened organized labor just as unions were becoming less relevant in many sectors of the economy.