Black Friday Begins (Early): Walmart Workers Already Striking in at Least Seven States

The Nation ^

[matt04]

It’s on.

A year and a half after retail workers announced the founding of a new Walmart employee group, five months after guest workers struck a Walmart seafood supplier, and seven weeks after the country’s first multi-store Walmart strikes, the Black Friday strike has begun.

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Expectations are high for a historic strike. Given Walmart’s role as the dominant employer of our era, the current wave of work stoppages is already among the country’s most consequential twenty-first century strikes. But in interviews this month, workers and organizers described today’s actions as a turning point, not a climax, in their struggle against the retail giant. “This is the beginning of something…” said Dan Schlademan, a United Food & Commercial Workers union official who directs the allied group Making Change at Walmart. “This is a new permanent reality for Walmart…2012 is the beginning of the season where retail workers are going to start to stand up.”

“There’s going to be more days that we’re going to strike,” said Rozier, “and it’s not going to stop. I’m not going to stop until they respect us and give us what we want.”

[Johnny B.]

What state laws?

They don't need any stinkin' state laws. They have a friend in the White House who will support them, regardless of the law.

[GeronL]

poor turkey gets pardoned and then euthanized... probably better off eaten like they are bred for!

too bad liberals would breed a society of slaves for the master government than wanting people to be free

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Add to the first sentence of this article: "Approximately 2 weeks after 0bama's re-election and immediate sit-down with Union thugs, a plot was hatched to hasten the shut down of America's private sector (including many iconic American companies), paving the way for government takeover of all affected industries."

[matt04]

When I left a PT union job a few years ago it dues were 7 and charge to start, but went up to $8. FT employees were seething like $18.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I love a good union busting.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I would never do that .... but just imagine

You are SO bad! LOL!!! You've DONE it, haven't you? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[WVKayaker]

One couple, each working 32 hours a week at Walmart takes home about $24,000 according to their interview.

That works out to $7.21 per hour by my calcs.

When I got out of the Navy and started college, I worked at a funeral home for $1.60 per hour, plus an apartment over the place. That was minimum wage at the time. They gave me 40 hours every week, and I got to wear nice suits and drive a really big Cadillac! I started selling their funeral plots on commission, and made about a hundred times as much!

Walmart has an obligation to it's owners and shareholders, not it's employees. They are able to go start their own business if they don't wish to accept what their employer wants to pay. Others will gladly take their place. It is not rocket science!

"Water seeks it's own level!"

... a "new" inlet on Hatteras Island. Betcha it's been there before!

[voteNRA]

Won't admit to it and I would never play "interested tourist" on the day before Christmas and stop at the bottom of the escalator to "look around" while at the Mall of America.

I'm a simple man living in "fly-over" country - we don't do that stuff :~)

[JoeProBono]

[GeronL]

bump

[Berlin_Freeper]

It’s cut throat with every man for himself.

[dalereed]

“They figure if they pay they get to rent a smiling rent_a_slave. “

No smile no tip!!

[dagogo redux]

The words “union” and “thug” seem joined at the hip.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I was born and raised in flyover country!

I know how we are! :)

Um. Were. Yeah. Uh huh.

[cmsgop]

He needs more fiber

[Celtic Conservative]

This looks like the "short bus" crowd down at the state park, aka the moron tab 'n apple choir.

CC

[Bobalu]

A Twinkie?

Hey, that’s good!

A new meme :-)

Quick! someone draw a Twinkie carrying a union sign.

[gunsequalfreedom]

what I would like to ask you is why does it matter to you if they want to try and get higher wages and better working conditions. this is America right. they have the freedom to try. they may face consequences they did not want. or they may prevail. that all sounds like the American way to me.

If Walmart was smart they migjt try to make their employees happy. their service has slipped significantly. the days of an employee happily guiding you to the product you’re looking for are over. that slide will hurt their sales. I’m just 1 consumer but I don’t shop there anymore.

[gunsequalfreedom]

A 29 hour job that has you driving to work for four hour days. Gas takes a big chunk out of that days pay. Few can afford to work their

[ChiMark]

I stopped at WM for some TP on my way home. Packed! No union thugs and all registers open and clicking away.

i decided to visit two more WM stores.The Lot was full, no union scams in sight.

I’ll bet the MSM will recruit “phony strikers” to make their story line.