Walmart workers go on strike for first time.

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  1. enterthemadness

    enterthemadness The Triumvirate

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    :cmad: YES, SUCK IT!


    http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/10/walmart_worker_strike_spreads_to_maryland_texas.html


    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...s-arkansas-los-angeles-workers_n_1951867.html



    As a former Walmart cart pusher associate from June 30th 2007 to May 5th 2009, **** you too, Walmart. :cmad: cheap asses.
     
    #1 enterthemadness, Oct 9, 2012
  2. Slushy

    Slushy Registered

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    I've been meaning to watch the "Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price" documentary.
     
    #2 Slushy, Oct 10, 2012
  3. KevanG

    KevanG Pragmatic Villain

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    88 workers from 28 stores. Is that from each store or in total? If it's only in total that's around 3 people a store.
     
    #3 KevanG, Oct 10, 2012
  4. PemLam

    PemLam Let the butthurt flow!

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    That's 88 total...not 88 from each store. I'm sure plenty of organizations and people will be touting this as a moral victory or something to that effect, but unless they organize this and have substantial participation nationwide, this isn't going to do anything.

    With the economy the way it is, there are probably a dozen people willing to step in and take the job of each of the people who walked off.
     
    #4 PemLam, Oct 10, 2012
  5. Matt Mortem

    Matt Mortem Karloff is King

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    That is not enough people to make even the smallest impact on Wal-Mart
     
    #5 Matt Mortem, Oct 10, 2012
  6. chaseter

    chaseter Esteemed Member

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    Those people will be fired. 3 people from each store? Goodbye.
     
    #6 chaseter, Oct 10, 2012
  7. The Squirrel

    The Squirrel Le Rongeur

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    Ha, fail.
     
    #7 The Squirrel, Oct 10, 2012
  8. The Guard

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    But if Wal-Mart workers strike, who will deliver terrible customer service?
     
    #8 The Guard, Oct 10, 2012
  9. Jennifer Walters

    Jennifer Walters Attorney at Law

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    This.
     
    #9 Jennifer Walters, Oct 10, 2012
  10. KevanG

    KevanG Pragmatic Villain

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    They'll just all have to try a little less to make up for it.
     
    #10 KevanG, Oct 10, 2012
  11. ChickenScratch

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    I didn't even know people worked at walmart. I thought it was all fat people in scooters.
     
    #11 ChickenScratch, Oct 10, 2012
  12. KevanG

    KevanG Pragmatic Villain

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    Hey, that's not fair!

    Someone has to make sure no one steals everything.
     
    #12 KevanG, Oct 10, 2012
  13. Victarion

    Victarion Iron Captain

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    Well, when all your cashiers hover around the area with the self-checkouts (ie one tiny part of the front of the store)...
     
    #13 Victarion, Oct 10, 2012
  14. KevanG

    KevanG Pragmatic Villain

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    They don't have self checkouts in my local ones.
     
    #14 KevanG, Oct 10, 2012
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    Kmart workers.
     
    #15 Schlosser85, Oct 10, 2012
  16. enterthemadness

    enterthemadness The Triumvirate

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    I like to think K-mart is Wal-mart's bankrupt little *****. And is bringing Sears down with it, granted they do have a deal with WWE and Sofia Vergea(sp?) from Modern Family, so not all hope is lo--lololol, who am I kidding, K-mart sucks.
     
    #16 enterthemadness, Oct 10, 2012
  17. KevanG

    KevanG Pragmatic Villain

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    The two Kmarts in my area are closing and one is being turned into a Target.

    So yeah. K-Mart goin doooown!
     
    #17 KevanG, Oct 10, 2012
  18. Duke

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    The only reason I like Kmart is because they sometimes have old stock. I often look for older video games that aren't sold at other retailers & I've found a few at them.
     
    #18 Duke, Oct 10, 2012
  19. Know One

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    Wal-Mart, McDonald's and the likes are not places for strikes, unions and such things. They have been jobs for students (besides store managers, regional managers, ect...). Can you have and be proud of a career in a Wal-Mart in the toilet paper section?
    I'm sorry but - in this case - YAY FOR THE BIG EVIL CORPORATION.
     
    #19 Know One, Nov 1, 2012
  20. Piper Maru

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    But I need to get three copies of Timecop for eighteen bucks! What a deal!!!
     
    #20 Piper Maru, Nov 1, 2012
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