Walmart Black Friday strike.
From Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org (info@colorofchange.org)
November 26, 2013
Did you hear about how Walmart is “helping” workers? An Ohio Walmart was caught holding a canned food drive for its own underpaid employees, who don’t make enough to afford Thanksgiving dinner.1 Wouldn’t it be better if Walmart just paid workers a living wage?
This holiday season, Walmart workers are demanding dignity and respect.
Share this image to show your support for striking workers and ending labor exploitation at Walmart.
It’s this type of shameless behavior from America’s largest employer that has more and more people coming together to say enough is enough. Fed-up workers have walked off the job at Walmart stores in Dallas, Seattle, Chicago, Miami and Southern California.2 And Walmart is facing federal prosecution for its pattern of illegal firings and threats to workers across at least 13 states.3
Momentum to end exploitative wages and poor working conditions at Walmart is growing — but with more protests planned this week to coincide with the kickoff of the crucial holiday shopping season, workers need to know we’re with them now.
Walmart Ohio donation boxes for its own workers.
With 1.4 million US employees, Walmart is the single largest private employer of Black workers in the country.4 The company’s exploitatively low wages, unfair scheduling, wage theft and aggressive worker retaliation make Walmart a critical battleground in the fight for improved economic outcomes for Black families and communities nationwide.
Walmart reported a profit of $15.7 billion last year, yet Walmart workers must rely on food stamps, Medicaid and other anti-poverty programs to put food on the table and keep the lights on. Taxpayers
It’s this type of shameless behavior from America’s largest employer that has more and more people coming together to say enough is enough. Fed-up workers have walked off the job at Walmart stores in Dallas, Seattle, Chicago, Miami and Southern California.2 And Walmart is facing federal prosecution for its pattern of illegal firings and threats to workers across at least 13 states.3
Momentum to end exploitative wages and poor working conditions at Walmart is growing — but with more protests planned this week to coincide with the kickoff of the crucial holiday shopping season, workers need to know we’re with them now.
Walmart Chicago strike.
With 1.4 million US employees, Walmart is the single largest private employer of Black workers in the country.4 The company’s exploitatively low wages, unfair scheduling, wage theft and aggressive worker retaliation make Walmart a critical battleground in the fight for improved economic outcomes for Black families and communities nationwide.
Walmart reported a profit of $15.7 billion last year, yet Walmart workers must rely on food stamps, Medicaid and other anti-poverty programs to put food on the table and keep the lights on. Taxpayers subsidize this worker exploitation to the tune of $900,000-$1,750,000 per store,5 and there are over 4,700 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in the US.
Thanks and Peace,
–Rashad, Matt, Arisha, Aimée, Johnny, Kim and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team
November 26th, 2013
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References
1. “Walmart Store Holding Thanksgiving Food Drive For Its Own Workers,” Huffington Post, 11-18-13
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3091?t=9&akid=3191.1465449.wwfVl2
2. “Walmart Strikes Spread to Miami Ahead of Black Friday Protests,” Colorlines, 11-25-13
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3112?t=11&akid=3191.1465449.wwfVl2
3. “National Labor Relations Board to Prosecute Walmart For Violating Workers’ Rights,” ThinkProgress, 11-18-13
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3087?t=13&akid=3191.1465449.wwfVl2
4. “Walmart Retaliates Against Black Friday Activists,” AlterNet, 11-22-12
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3113?t=15&akid=3191.1465449.wwfVl2
5. “Are Wal‐Mart’s Low Wages A Drag On The Economy? New Report Says Yes,” Forbes, 05-31-13
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3115?t=17&akid=3191.1465449.wwfVl2
Walmart strike in California
