Posted on 11/23/2012 4:44:11 PM PST by matt04
On the biggest shopping day of the year, some people here in western Massachusetts participated in one of the largest protests against Walmart, America’s largest retailer.
At stores in Springfield, Ware, and Northampton, protestors chanted slogans like: “Walmart rich and rude… we don’t like your attitude.” As Black Friday shoppers walked in with their holiday gift shopping lists, they were given flyers from protesters.
The local demonstrations were part of a larger nationwide rally for workers’ rights.
In Northampton, the majority of those rallying were nearby residents and not store employees, though at other locations, employees joined the protests after their shifts.
Many people protesting in Northampton told 22News that they were standing up against Walmart because they say company offers lower-than-average wages, and it's unwilling to let its employees unionize.
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Daily Marriage Tip for November 23, 2012:
The simplicity movement promotes the day after Thanksgiving as Buy Nothing Day. Celebrate this day by playing games, telling stories, singing, etc. as a family. Even if you still buy stuff on other days, this is a way to honor the spirit of home-made entertainment.
Sounds like Jim Morrison:
People are strange
When you're unwanted
People look ugly
When you're alone
I’d like to see the moonbats open a competing store selling free-range chickens and fair-trade... whatever. It could employ several people.
Northampton? Island of Lesbos on the Conneticut River!
There goes another fantasy. ;~))
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