Saturday, November 24, 2012

Walmart protests are throwback to pre-union days

Walmart protests on Black Friday by some employees are an attempt to shame the company into public action – even though the workers are not organized into a labor union. Extent of Walmart protests still unclear.

In staging nationwide protests at Wal-Mart stores on Black Friday, employees and labor unions are turning back the clock – trying to influence America’s largest retailer in ways that were the norm before the union movement started in the 1930s.

Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2012/1123/Walmart-protests-are-throwback-to-pre-union-days

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