Wal-Mart's

allowing of unions in China isn't actually what it is cracked up to be:

Unions in China represent the employees at individual stores, rather than an industry. All are affiliated with the federation, which is linked to the Communist government. China doesn't allow independent unions, and activists are frequently jailed and harassed.

The five Wal-Mart unions are relatively small, with about 25 to 30 members each. Three of the Wal-Mart unions are in Shenzhen, with others in the eastern city of Nanjing and in Quanzhou in the southeast.

The world's largest retailer has come under fire from labor organizations such as the AFL-CIO in the United States. Trade union critics contend that Wal-Mart contributes to American job losses and human rights violations when it does business in China.