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On Black Friday, hundreds protest outside Walmart in St. Paul (with photos)
http://advocate.stpaulunions.org/2012/11/23/on-black-friday-hundreds-protest-outside-walmart-in-st-paul/
November 23, 2012 By Union Advocate
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Protesters line the streets outside Walmart on University Avenue in St. Paul.
Big-box retailers like Walmart pushed their Black Friday sales to new extremes this year, but retail workers and their supporters are pushing back.
More than 200 protesters lined the sidewalk outside Walmart’s University Avenue location in St. Paul today. They pledged to stand with Walmart associates like Gabriel Teneyuque, who protested the company’s low wages and unfair working conditions by walking off the job on Black Friday.
Teneyuque, who works at the Walmart in Apple Valley, is among a growing number of courageous associates nationwide who are speaking out despite Walmart’s record of retaliating against workers who try to organize in the workplace.
“When Walmart associates speak out, Walmart retaliates,” Teneyuque told supporters. “I’m here today to say I will not be silenced.”
FULL story at link.
