Trampling?

It's tragic that a holiday worker (Jdimytai Damour, 34) was trampled in a Wal-Mart on Long Island. The United Food and Commercial Union (UFCW) is calling for an investigation into why store managers did not implement proper safety procedures to protect workers or be able to stop the torrent of people that prevented fellow workers and police from saving the "associate." Wal-Mart counsels its workers on the evils of union representation--most notably last summer when it warned a gathering of managers about a Democratic victory and increases in organizing drives. I wouldn't say that unions can protect workers from all accidents such as this, but they can go far in representing workers' interests. (Triangle Shirt Waist?) Wal-Mart preaches how unions are unnecessary because the company cares so much for its associates, but the company's track record is poor and this is further evidence.