Unions are suppose to be in place to aid employees with worker and management relations, but do we really needs unions. Around 9 percent of the population works with a union and this could be a reason that drives prices higher for products and services.

Wal-Mart on the other hand, is not unionized. Sam Walton the man that organized and built this company believed more in providing employees the money they needed in order to buy his products and did not feel like a union was important. Many have tried in vain to turn Wal-Mart into a unionized company.

Of course, if a person does not like working at a company that does not have a union, they can quit. However, these are the things that bring on high pricing for consumer goods. When an employee quits, another will have to be trained and the cost for this will be turned to the consumer.

Free market is one of things our country was founded upon and it is still very prevalent in today’s society. Wal-Mart is an excellent example of a free market offering comparative wages and keeping costs low for consumers. The choice for looking for a union job or working in a free market enterprise is yours, however, if a large corporation such as Wal-Mart is doing well, why go with a unionized company.