Numerous reports are now stating that Walmart workers are planning to strike on one of the biggest and busiest shooping days of the year-Black Friday! Workers are planning a massive walk-out in protest of low wages and high health-care costs.
The protests will include walkouts, flash mobs, and "educating" shoppers on the workers' plight according to a United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) official.
"The strikers' diverse complaints center around what they call Walmart's "retaliation" against workers' attempts to organize. The company, according to the strikers, punishes employees who talk about unions or join in labor groups by cutting their hours or finding excuses to terminate them. As the largest private employeer in America and the world, Walmart sets the standards for labor conditions in the retail industry." -(Huffington Post)
The retailer, though, is saying that the strikes are unlawful, merely “tactics being orchestrated” by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, and pledged to protect associates and customers from the “ongoing illegal conduct.”
“This is just another exaggerated publicity campaign aimed at generating headlines to mislead our customers and associates,” a Wal-Mart spokesman said.
As for Black Friday, Wal-Mart said it will have more than one million associates working throughout the holiday weekend and is prepared for the official launch to the holiday shopping season
“This is the Super Bowl for retailers and we’re ready,” the spokesman said. “We’ve been working on our Black Friday plans for almost a year now and we’re prepared to have a great event.”
Workers have also announced impending strikes in major Wal-Mart hubs like Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee and Washington D.C. -(FoxBusiness.com)
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