Facing 1,000 Strikes And Protests, Wal-Mart Forced To Acknowledge Unions For First Time

[Omaha Steve]

http://boldprogressives.org/facing-1000-strikes-and-protests-wal-mart-forced-to-acknowledge-unions-for-first-time/

A series of unprecedented strikes and walk-outs by Wal-Mart workers is expected to culminate in up to a thousand labor actions this week during Black Friday sales.

Although the majority of strikes have yet to occur, these historic protests are already making an impact on the way the company responds to public pressure.

If you go to the corporation’s main public relations Twitter account, @WalmartNewsroom, you’ll find a flurry of tweets from yesterday defending the company against labor criticism:



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[SomethingFishy]

1. "We've been walking the stores and talking to associates"

Yeah I can imagine how those conversations started.... "Want to keep your job?"

[Omaha Steve]

6. Yep

[Chorophyll]

2. So Wal-Mart's getting a little nervous, huh?

That's a start.

[bluedigger]

3. Title should read - "Wal-Mart Forced To Acknowledge 'American' Unions For First Time"...

They've acknowledged unions everywhere else the people and laws have required it.

[jeggus]

4. Time to shut Walmart down...............................

With a huge black friday walk out!

[Doremus]

5. k&r in solidarity nt