Wal-Mart is ripe for unionization--let's hope the union actually does something for the workers.

I'm still a bit leery of unions. Not because I think they're socialist in nature, but because as with lots of large groups of formerly-oppressed people, they all too often become oppressive themselves. However, some corporations are ripe for an organized backlash from it's workers.

Take for example Wal-mart. They've been showing up an aweful lot on my blog roll these days. What prompted me to write about them today was this article from those good folks over at Think Progress.

Unions often are ham-fisted in their approach, and, I think, ripe for sleeping with the enemy. Far too often, stewards are buddy-buddy with management, and as a result, the people they are supposed to represent are left in the cold.

I will be working for a union this summer for the first time in my life. Watch this space for more information.