Free to trash Wal-Mart

From the Chicago Tribune. I guess it would have been hard to trash Wal-Mart while you work for them.

No worries.
Michelle Obama resigns position with Wal-Mart supplier

Posted by Christi Parsons at 4:35 pm CDT

Michelle Obama resigned her position as a director of Treehouse Foods today, ending the relationship with the Wal-Mart supplier that had threatened to become a problem for her husband, Barack Obama, in his bid for the Democratic nomination for president.

Treehouse supplies pickles and other specialty foods to Wal-Mart, a frequent target of union leaders who say the company treats its workers unfairly.

Michelle Obama cited increased demands on her time for resigning the position, which she had held since the summer of 2005.

But the decision comes as Democratic presidential candidates are distancing themselves from any ties to Wal-Mart, a key target of one of the party's most important constituencies. Several labor unions are engaged in a public campaign to change Wal-Mart's business practices.

"While we regret her resignation, we understand and respect her decision," said Sam K. Reed, the chairman of the Treehouse board.


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