*SOLIDARITY* thread for our sisters and brothers of Wal Mart employment

[Earth_First]

In a dozen cities, a thousand or more of our brothers and sisters have pledge to walk out today to demand fair and equitable working conditions and demand the reinstatement of their fellow workers fired by the Wal Mart corporation for supporting recent organizing efforts supported by union organizers...

*SOLIDARITY FOREVER*

[rurallib]

1. I wish them well

Surprised this isn't being kicked.

[marmar]

2. k/r

[Dustlawyer]

3. It's going to take a lot more than a few dozen locations. We may be going backwards in time

to another labor war since they have pushed these people too far. I think they should be calling on people to boycott the bastards. make it cost them way more per day than paying for a decent wage and benefits. Best of luck!

[peequod]

4. I stand with them

...but, I must admit that I never shop at Walmart. My thinking is that if I shop there, I might as well write a check to the Republican Party with every purchase. Still, I applaud the action and the courage to stand up to the management. I'd love to see Walmart go Union.

[SheilaT]

9. I frequently say exactly that to my

liberal friends who shop at Walmart. Go ahead and just write a check to the Republican party.

I have not been inside one in nearly twenty years. A couple of years ago I was in a Sam's Club accompanying a friend who was needing to buy supplies for the office she worked at. Could not find what was needed. So we went to a local grocery store (Albertson's) and got what was needed. The three or four things I bothered to price at Sam's were less at Albertson's.

Recently I was needed to buy groceries to make spaghetti for 150. A friend priced out the ingredients at Walmart. It was about 20 percent cheaper at Albertson's.

I'm sure there are some things that Walmart sells more cheaply, but most of the time you do better shopping elsewhere.

[AllyCat]

12. people are fooled by the idea that these places save them money because...

...the stores they say they will? The buildings are huge? The sign says "Big Sale!" ?

Even Costco doesn't have the GREATEST deals, but some stuff is good. However, with Costco, I feel like I am supporting worker wages and benefits instead of the GOP and the destruction of the American way of life.

[Gemini Cat]

14. Thank-you.

Same here. I'd rather do without than spend money there.

[antigop]

5. SOLIDARITY! K&R. Thanks for the thread. nt

[kiva]

6. Good luck to them.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

7. kr

[mtasselin]

8. Time

It seems to me that the time to do this would be the Friday after Thanksgiving, and not just a one day , but be prepared to make it for three or even 4 days so they feel the pain while other stores are having their sales, either way good luck and I will be with you even though I refuse to shop there.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Good luck against Wally World!

[bigtree]

11. k&r

UFCW 30 yrs.

Solidarity!

[Gemini Cat]

13. A BIG K and R!!

I stand in solidarity with the workers of walmart.

[caseymoz]

15. K&R To those workers, I'm with you.

We need to reverse the policies and even the thinking that led to a business plan like Wal Mart's.

[DebJ]

16. Go get them! n/t

[mountain grammy]

17. I stand with Walmart and fast food workers! Solidarity..

Dear American workers, the Waltons, Kochs, and the rest of the 1% may have all the money, but there's a hell of a lot more of us. If we refuse to work or shop, they will get the message.... Solidarity!

Concentration of wealth doesn't happen because the wealthy work harder, it happens because they steal the wealth of the people. What is our wealth? Hard work and productivity and the capitalists are getting it cheap.

[Earth_First]

18. kick! n/t

[pinboy3niner]

19. Link to cities, times, locations of today's strike events - 15 cities

http://corporateactionnetwork.org/campaigns/stand-with-the-walmart-60/events/

[Joe Shlabotnik]

20. Solidarity!

[theHandpuppet]

21. Soldarity with my brothers and sisters for justice

[BelgianMadCow]

22. We are one

solidarity kick & rec

[pinboy3niner]

23. One news report: Hundreds protest against Wal-Mart in 15 cities, demanding higher wages

Video: A group of Wal-Mart employees joined by others in Hyattsville, Md. on Thursday protested wages and the alleged illegal firing of approximately 70 Wal-Mart workers across the country.

By Aaron Davis and Michael A. Fletcher, Published: September 5E-mail the writers

Hundreds of people protested at a suburban Maryland Wal-Mart over wages and worker protections Thursday as D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) weighed whether to sign legislation that would force the nation’s largest retailer to pay a 50 percent premium over the city’s minimum wage.

The national day of action, which spanned 15 cities, was the latest in a running battle between Wal-Mart and activists backed by national unions.

Coming on the heels of a strike in scores of cities last week by fast-food restaurant employees, the action led some to question whether the country’s working poor were reaching a tipping point of frustration over stagnating wages and declining buying power.

The activists had given Wal-Mart a Labor Day deadline to respond to their demand for an annual wage of $25,000 for full-time workers. The restaurant workers sought a wage of $15 an hour. Both figures would amount to a major jump from the current federal hourly minimum wage of $7.25.

The protests led to sporadic arrests and intensified scrutiny of Gray’s decision. He faces a deadline of next week.

...


http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/hundreds-protest-against-wal-mart-in-15-cities-demanding-higher-wages/2013/09/05/2203c9f0-15bc-11e3-be6e-dc6ae8a5b3a8_story.html

[Earth_First]

25. Thanks for the update...

I did notice the lack of media attention on this, quelle surprise.

The one 'mainstream' article (from MSNBC?) stated the protests as 'muted' and was chock full of damage control quotes from a variety of executive types. Again, no surprises there...

There was a great quote in an article in regards to the DC 'living wage' bill now at the desk pending further action I listed last night by OccupyDemocrats..."were at a point where we don't needretailers. Retailers need us."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023606182

[pinboy3niner]

26. You're welcome

The news coverage was poor, but the events weren't advertised well, either. I had to do some searching to find the schedule of events.

Black Friday last year was much better advertised, so I was able to travel to the event that turned out to be the largest in the country and to report on it here:

The BEST Wal-Mart Black Friday strike/protest in the country: Paramount, CA (*PIC HEAVY*)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021875581

[99Forever]

24. United we stand, divided we beg,

Solidarity, forever.