Friday, November 23, 2012

Walmart protests

  • UPDATE 1-Walmart protests draw crowds, shoppers largely unfazed

    Walmart says records best 'Black Friday' ever. * Walmart, protesters disagree on number of workers striking.

    www.reuters.com

  • Walmart Protesters Tweet Pictures Of Black Friday Protests (PHOTOS)

    "Only 26 protests occurred at stores last night and many of them did not include any Walmart associates," Bill Simon, Walmart U.S. president and chief executive officer said in the release. "We estimate that less than 50 associates participated in the ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • 1000 Walmart protests across the US

    joined a Walmart worker as she walked off her job in St. Cloud. Walmart stores rang up almost 10 million transactions from the time doors opened for Black Friday shoppers at 8 p.m.

    www.salon.com

  • Black Friday Walmart protest in Kalamazoo: OUR group says workers need ...

    KALAMAZOO, MI - A nationwide informational protest outside Walmart stores included about a dozen people carrying signs on Black Friday morning outside the Walmart store on 9th Street near West Main Street in Oshtemo Township. "We're protesting the ...

    www.mlive.com

  • Wal-Mart workers and supporters protest outside Placerville store

    A crowd estimated at about 150 Wal-Mart employees, labor union members and community activists gathered outside the Placerville Wal-Mart on Black Friday morning, part of a nationwide protest against what they describe as retaliation against workers' ...

    www.sacbee.com

  • Protesters Picket at Walmart Stores Across the Country -- and Here in Richmond

    Protesters are gathering outside several Bay Area Walmart stores this morning. Members of the group Organization United for Respect at Walmart -- or Our Walmart -- say the company should pay higher wages, offer better health care coverage and improve ...

    blogs.kqed.org

  • Wal-Mart: Only 50 employees protested; UFCW disputes

    Wal-Mart claimed today that the much-hyped Black Friday protests at the non-union retail giant fizzled out, with only 50 associates - their term for employees - taking part.

    washingtonexaminer.com

  • Protest Song of the Day: 'I'm Thinkin' 'Bout Burnin' the Walmart Down' by ...

    To recognize the power of protest music, acknowledge its role in creating a culture of dissent and how musicians translate social issues and systemic problems into song, The Dissenter has launched a daily feature that highlights a protest song every ...

    dissenter.firedoglake.com

  • Protests, moderate sales mark Black Friday at Prince George's retailers

    Erich Wagner/The Gazette Area residents, union officials and Walmart employees protest outside of the Landover Hills Walmart Friday morning, demanding better working conditions for employees and a stop to alleged retaliation against workers who attempt ...

    www.gazette.net

  • Walmart Strikers Prepare For Black Friday Protests Across Country

    DALLAS -- On Thanksgiving afternoon, as freshly stuffed Americans prepared for the shopping bacchanal known as Black Friday, hundreds of Walmart workers readied themselves for a wholly different experience: joining strikes and labor actions planned for ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Small number of Walmart workers protest in Ware

    WARE - Walmart employees protesting what they say are poor working conditions have taken to the streets today, picketing outside stores across the country and handing leaflets to customers on the busiest shopping day of the year.

    www.telegram.com

  • Knoxville church group protests Walmart wages

    A group of Knoxville churches says it stands with Walmart workers protesting wages at the retailer. Interfaith Worker Justice of East Tennessee - a group that includes Methodist, United Church of Christ, Episcopal and Unitarian Universalist ministers ...

    blogs.tennessean.com

  • Will Wal-Mart protest disrupt Black Friday shoppers?

    "I'll do whatever it takes to speak out about our concerns - I'm willing to put my job on the line," says Monique Velasquez, a single mother of five who works in Wal-Mart's photo department in Pico Rivera, California. Velasquez plans to join the ...

    fox6now.com

  • Walmart Workers Walking Off the Job in Protest

    Walmart workers are not unionized, but the UFCW wants to draw attention to holiday schedules, pay, and health benefits by organizing protests, rallies, and walkouts of Walmart employees during one of the busiest shopping days of the year. And Hesse ...

    www.kaaltv.com

  • Scattered Walmart strikes don't dent bottom line

    Scattered strikes and protests by Walmart workers and their supporters in at least nine states may have scored symbolic points Friday by taking on the retail giant head-on, but apparently they did little to keep shoppers away as the company quickly ...

    tucsoncitizen.com

  • Black Friday Walmart Protest for Concerned Pet Owners

    In addition to walk-outs by striking employees, this Black Friday, the nation's largest retailer will be dealing with walk-ins by concerned pet owners.

    abcnews.go.com

  • Protests Planned at Local Walmart Stores

    CLEVELAND - Some protestors are planning to make Black Friday "blue" for the retail giant Walmart. Workers across the country say, on the biggest shopping day of the year, they want to send a message about working conditions.

    fox8.com

  • WALMART PROTEST: Showing Support For Workers

    Some Walmart employees threatened to walk off the job on Thursday, upset about the retail giant's decision to open at 8:00 p.m.

    whotv.com

  • Organizers: Walmart Workers on Strike in 100 Cities (Updated 2:35 PM) | The ...

    Demonstrators protest Wal-Mart in Boynton Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov 23, 2012. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter). Check this space for updates throughout the day, and please send tips to jeidelson at gmail dot com.

    www.thenation.com

  • Black Friday early for shoppers, protests

    Despite the earliest start ever and a protest over employee working conditions, the Christmas shopping season got off to a brisk if relatively quiet start at the Walmart in San Leandro on Thanksgiving. Merchants used to open before dawn on Black Friday ...

    www.sfgate.com

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