Walmart workers threaten Black Friday Action

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The latest news in the Walmart labor protests -- which have included walkouts and marches in Dallas, San Diego, Chicago and Los Angeles -- is the threat of a strike on Black Friday. That's the day after Thanksgiving, widely considered the busiest, and most lucrative, retail day of the year.

Some 200 angry protesters showed up at a meeting of investors and analysts earlier today at Walmart's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. Under discussion at the meeting was Walmart's intent to go head-to-head with Amazon and offer same-day delivery.

Walmart is the world's largest private employer and has long been a target of workers' rights groups, who advocate higher wages, more flexibility in hours and an end to the punishments (reduced shifts, for instance) they claim are meted out to workers seeking to unionize.

Evelin Cruz, a department manager at Walmart in Pico Rivera, Calif., told ABC News that for many years she kept quiet about what she views as the company's unjust labor practices because she feared she would be fired if she spoke up.

"People were really tired that any time they would speak out against the pay, hours, how much they would work, that management would cut their hours or not give them a schedule," said Cruz, who is one of thousands of members of Our Walmart, a labor organization backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers that defends Walmart workers' rights.

On a conference call today, leaders of Our Walmart, the National Consumers League and other labor groups said they will join Walmart workers outside stores on Black Friday if their demands are not met.

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On a conference call today, leaders of Our Walmart, the National Consumers League and other labor groups said they will join Walmart workers outside stores on Black Friday if their demands are not met.

Trespassing on private property -- Walmart will press charges.

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Trespassing on private property -- Walmart will press charges.

"outside stores"....

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Of course, with the long lines of folks trying to get in to Walmart on Black Friday, I doubt anybody will even notice.

"outside stores"....

Still private property.

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Still private property.

Yeah, freedom of assembly is kind of hard when all property is either private or permit-bound.

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Yeah, freedom of assembly is kind of hard when all property is either private or permit-bound.

Take it to the streets, or rather the sidewalks along side. Even then, many jurisdictions set limits on the number of signs and picketers, and usually prohibit any actions that would hinder ingress or egress from private property. The protests in this Bolshevik county tend to be tidy and orderly.

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The protests in this Bolshevik county tend to be tidy and orderly.

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Russian River. Who would have thought? Even the neocons meet in Bohemian Grove.

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It's fvcking Wal-Mart.

These idiots need to shut up and be happy they have a job.

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It's fvcking Wal-Mart.

These idiots need to shut up and be happy they have a job.

seriously. anybody working at walmart barely deserves to breathe the same air we do.

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Walmart workers have working conditions that are within the law, illegal aliens do not. Why are we not protesting the employers of illegals? Why are we not demanding they be shut down and fined horribly for cruel, inhumane treatment of humans and human trafficking?

This makes no sense to criticize an employer that employs people by their own free will in jobs which comply with labor laws we have passed and to overlook employers that exploit humans and contribute to the unspeakably cruel practice of human trafficking for profit.

Edited October 11, 2012 by charles!

[Glyn and Kathy 288]

Awwww No Black Friday for me this year anyways. These damn Brits don't know how to do Christmas Shopping right! Although hubby is taking both Thanksgiving and "Black Friday" off this year

[MyLittlePony 340]

If you want to die early in life then go to a walmart Black Friday. I done it once and will never go out again to any other place too ill stay home.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

If you want to die early in life then go to a walmart Black Friday. I done it once and will never go out again to any other place too ill stay home.

This

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

We celebrate New Years in the FSU tradition (Orthodox Christmas is even later, January 7) And get all our gifts 50-70% off retail.

Reason number 23 to marry FSU women.

Anyone who protests this type of employer and supports the emplyment of illegal aliens is a racist.