Ethical Business Practices Lead to Labor Union Free Organizations

UMUC
October 30, 2011

The headlines read, “Wal-Mart greenwashing: Workers pay the price”. This articles discusses how Wal-Mart advertises that their Love, Earth jewelry line is made in conditions that favor workers and the environment, when in all actuality the metal comes from mines that are not environmentally friendly, the product is not gold its anatomy is greenwash, and the workers receive insufficient pay, strip searches are conduct upon exiting the building, discouraged from attending night school because it interferes with work, and work in very un-sanitized conditions. The unethical treatments don’t stop there, the supervisors contently looks over the shoulders of the employees to ensure they are constantly working and not stealing any of the materials (Miami NewTimes, 2011).
Then again on the internet we read, “Countrywide Financial faces unethical business practices prosecution. The article goes on to talk about how Countrywide is accused of using misleading marketing to sell mortgages packed with hidden fees and risky terms to dominate the US home loans industry. They used unfair and deceptive lending practices to steer borrowers into loans that they could not afford. They did this by putting borrowers in homes they could not afford by exaggerating their income. Since the managers of Countrywide decided to make unethical business decisions over 35% of the mortgage loans approved were in default. Their actions harmed thousands of home owners and caused the company to go into bankruptcy because of a $704 million in profit lost (theguardian, 2008). We cannot forget that the Wal-Mart in the UK offered its employees pay raises if they decided not to join a union. It is my position that unethical business decisions create major problems for organizations and lead to union discussions. It is