New York Mayoral Candidates Denounce Walmart

From Capital NewYork:

A negative report about the business practices of Walmart, combined with fierce opposition from organized labor to Walmart’s longstanding attempts to open up an outlet in New York, have produced what amounts to a contest among Democratic candidates to denounce the corporation in the most memorable possible terms.

At a press conference outside City Hall this afternoon, former city comptroller Bill Thompson, who is running for mayor, said that the reported bribery scandal involving Walmart could be an indication of a much larger problem.

“That’s only where they’ve been caught,” Thompson said.

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