Two records for Wal-Mart
This just goes to prove that Big Labor is alive and well in Chicago. Expensive Mistake.
About 18 months ago, Wal-Mart wanted to put a store in Chicago. The Chicago Aldermen said, "no." So, Wal-Mart built the store one block outside of Chicago city limits in the town of Evergreen. So now Evergreen will receive literally millions of dollars per year of tax revenue. More than they know what to do with.
So record number one is how stupid the aldermen of Chicago were, to listen to Big Labor and lose those millions of dollars of potential revenue. Probably more than what the Unions gave them.
Second record, an amazing 25,000 job applications were made for 325 jobs at the Wal-Mart. 24,500 of them were from Chicago residents.
So, there you have it. It seems that Big Labor isn't as smart as they thought they were, and the aldermen will be a whole lot less likely to listen to them next time. Hopefully.
But I'm not betting against it.