Solons To Pressure Wal-Mart on Port Security

Rep. Jerrold Nadler will lead a push today to convince retail giant Wal-Mart to abandon its opposition to scanning 100% of port container that enter the country.

Mr. Nadler, who his scheduled to appear in Lower Manhattan today with union leaders and representatives from the anti-Wal-Mart group WakeUpWalMart, is one of 30 members of Congress supporting the initiative.

In March, the coalition, which included Senators Clinton, Obama, and Schumer, called on the CEO of Wal-Mart, H. Lee Scott, to help shore up "what is one of our most glaring national homeland security weaknesses."

The effort is part of a national grassroots campaign spearheaded by WakeUpWalmart to convince the company, which is among the top container importers, to stop lobbying against 100% scanning. A representative from Wal-Mart could not be reached last night.