The great Wal-Mart strikes of Black Friday 2012 have begun. Workers across the nation are walking out, and thousands of Americans are expected in demonstrate in solidarity today and tomorrow.
In Orlando, Congressman-elect Alan Grayson joined the strikers. Here’s a photo of him walking Lisa Lopez off the job tonight (thanks to United for Respect at Walmart for the photo):
The bulk of walk-outs and demonstrations are expected to occur tomorrow. Click here to find one near you.
Shameful.
Your comment is unclear. What is shameful? That Alan Grayson stands with the brave strikers which I feel thrilled about or that you don’t agree and are on the side of one of the most insidious corporate powers in the country that not only abuses it’s employees, imports cheap goods from China rather than support American made products but even worse was the retail giant that destroyed downtown areas throughout the country where traditional “mom and pop” stores had historically done business:
WalMart is shameful and I’m glad the workers are brave enough to strike. I’m proud that Alan Grayson stands with them as he should since he represents people not corporations. Hooray for Grayson. I wish we had a congress full of his type. And a senate with more Bernie Sander’s types. Thrilled to see that Elizabeth Warren was elected…the most feared new member by Wall Street who poured millions in that race to defeat her.
Good work alan