Citizens & Council Clash Over Oberlin Wal-Mart

It seems like every Wal-Mart project brings on controversy and disagreements, and this one in Oberlin is no exception. The company's lousy record in the area of worker rights are becoming more of an issue with the public. Wal-Mart is the target of the largest class-action employee discrimination suit in history right now, and it's deployed a marketing campaign to improve its image (those ads air mainly in the south).

In Oberlin, a citizen's group wants to deal with this issue by having council pass a living wage law. An interesting idea, but it's viability is uncertain.

There's also the matter of negative effects on other local enterprises, often driving them out of business completely.