Some of Walmart’s employees are taking aim at a major soft spot for any retailer: Black Friday, the most important shopping day of the year. A union-backed coalition called “Making Change at Wal-Mart” is organizing strikes this week, culminating on Friday, to protest the company’s working conditions. Walmart has already been the focus of negative press since its announcement that it would open its doors for special holiday sales on Thanksgiving Day. Making Change at Wal-Mart includes this decision among its reasons for organizing the strikes.
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Walmart Employees Strike Over Scrooge-Like Policies as Black Friday Looms
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 19, 2012 03:33 PMSome of Walmart’s employees are taking aim at a major soft spot for any retailer: Black Friday, the most important shopping day of the year. A union-backed coalition called “Making Change at Wal-Mart” is organizing strikes this week, culminating on Friday, to protest the company’s working conditions. Walmart has already been the focus of negative press since its announcement that it would open its doors for special holiday sales on Thanksgiving Day. Making Change at Wal-Mart includes this decision among its reasons for organizing the strikes.