Walmart walkout set for tomorrow

[green73]

Walmart associates in 15 cities will walk off the job Thursday in the latest in a series of actions against the nonunion retail giant organized by the United Food and Commercial Workers union through the activist group its backs, OUR Walmart.

The group claimed that "thousands" would walk out.

"Walmart workers and their supporters today announced the largest mobilization since Black Friday, set for Thursday, September 5. The announcement comes as Walmart has failed to meet a Labor Day deadline to reinstate illegally fired and disciplined workers, publicly commit to improve jobs and end the company’s aggressive violations of workers’ rights," OUR Walmart said.

According to the news release, walkouts are planned by employees at stores in Baton Rogue, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York City, Orlando, Sacramento, Seattle and San Francisco.

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http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2535116

[tod evans]

This'll help the "new jobs" statistics that are lauded in "The-Newz"....

[EBounding]

I walked out of Wal-Mart a few weeks ago when they didn't have what I wanted on their bare shelves.

[jkr]

KEEP
ON
WALKING!

[oyarde]

I will not notice , let me know how it goes .

[Ender]

More bashing on Walmart because it will not unionize.

[phill4paul]

Well, the fast food industry walk-out has provided such overwhelmingly good response it only follows that the retail chain workers would follow suit.

[pcosmar]

More bashing on Walmart because it will not unionize.

Yup,, More union organizers than actual employees.. I am betting it will be the same flop as last time, though perhaps with more coverage and hype.

Doubts if it affects the one here at all.

[shane77m]

I will pay attention when the self checkout lines organize a walk out.