REMEMBER EVERYONE - Call ALL of your local WalMarts tomorrow and ask if they are open.

[HopeHoops]

If they answer "yes", say "too bad."

If they answer "no", say "good."

Get the message across. And do NOT set foot in one of them. WalMart is a plague on the country and it needs to die.

[taterguy]

1. How would they answer 'no' if they're not open?

[HopeHoops]

4. Some low-paid manager will be there.

[Logical]

2. Do you want the people working there to lose their jobs? You have others lined up for them?

[HopeHoops]

5. No, I want them to unionize and gain power.

The non-union strike needs to be supported so they've got leverage to unionize.

[cherokeeprogressive]

26. "WalMart is a plague on the country and it needs to die."

[Revlon10]

18. Keep supporting the system that oppressing you.

You and the rest of the world. The new slavery, here and around the world. When are we going to stand up. To all that love our SOS Hillary Clinton, she is one of there biggest cheerleaders. Ever wonder how they Wal mart became so huge?

[ileus]

3. What are the best deals there tomorrow?

It's pretty well known they're open everyday but Christmas.

[HopeHoops]

7. There ARE no Black Friday deals. EVERY store stocks two of the obsolete products they advertise.

Every store specifically states that quantities are limited and there are no rain checks on sale items. That's the draw-in. They mark everything else up and put a red "SALE" sign on it and idiots think they're getting a good deal because they camped out for three days. The tents and chairs they brought are often stolen while they're in the store. The same items will cost 20% less two weeks from now. It's the same every year. The idiots never learn. That's why the store's put the effort into Black Friday.

BTW - did you know that the Thanksgiving newspaper is the largest one of the year? There are no grocery coupons. It makes it easy - you just put all of the internals into the recycling can. It's the biggest scam of the year.

[Fla_Democrat]

6. I can save time, the answer is going to be....

Yes.

Uhm, gee, will you be open on the biggest shopping day of the year......

Is there any, retail store not going to be open? Anywhere?

[HopeHoops]

9. Not if they don't have employees.

[Fla_Democrat]

11. Oh, I think they will have employees

But, I'll letcha know when I get back home tomorrow.

[HopeHoops]

13. You aren't seriously planning to venture out tomorrow are you? E-GADS!

Politics aside, Black Friday is freaky on all levels.

[Fla_Democrat]

20. Yea, got to

politics, and Christmas shopping aside, I have electrical issues at my house, and I need wire, outlets, a circuit breaker, a couple of cut in boxes and cover plates. My trip to Lowes will take me past 3 of the 5 'local' walmarts. (Well, not right past (except for 1), the other two are just off Capital Circle, easy to swing by and see. Locations of the other 2 are such that I know they will be staffed, or reasonably sure of it.

[HopeHoops]

22. Shit. I've got all of that stuff and know how to install it. But I'm in PA. That's a problem.

[Lucinda]

8. I somehow doubt that harassing a local store employee on their busiest day of the year

would help solve anything. ?

[HopeHoops]

10. Oh no, ask for the manager.

[HopeHoops]

14. If enough of us call and ask for the manager, it WILL get back to corporate.

This isn't about the individual stores. It's simple solidarity with the employees.

[RB TexLa]

12. You do know Thanksgiving is a one day holiday. In fact I don't know any holidays that

are more than one day.

[HopeHoops]

16. We still need to support the low-wage workers. The message up the chain might make a small change.

[RB TexLa]

21. I don't undersand what asking a store if they are open on a business day is supposed to do to

support someone?

[HopeHoops]

23. I trust you know the WalMart workers are striking. The question is directed at management.

If enough people call and ask (and answer to the response) it will make it up the chain to corporate. Think of it as "grass roots" if you will. They'll get scabs anyway, but the call is just to show support for the abused.

[RB TexLa]

25. I didn't know there was a strike

[HopeHoops]

33. Yeah, FOX is claiming Soros orchestrated it through MoveOn. That's rather hilarious.

The last time Soros donated to MoveOn was in 2004 and it was for political purposes. He has NOTHING to do with the worker-organized strike tomorrow but FOX just HAS to find a way to work his name into it.

[OneMoreDemocrat]

24. You said in your OP...

...that Walmart is a plague and needs to die, and then you say that we need to support low wage workers.

Since Walmart is America's largest employer, I don't see how it's death will help it's employees all that much.

[HopeHoops]

31. By opening up more small businesses that WalMart actively killed.

WalMart treats its employees like shit. Small businesses generally (if not entirely) take care of their employees because they see them as an ASSET, not a liability. If the strike hits WalMart's bottom line, maybe they'll reconsider fucking over their workforce. Yes, support the workers, but WalMart needs to die and let small businesses return.

[B2G]

15. You really think they won't be open on Black Friday?

lolz.

[HopeHoops]

17. That isn't the point. The call shows solidarity with the workers who strike.

It's a small effort on our part but it has an impact if enough of us do it.

[vaberella]

19. If they're open we should say---"Happy Thanksgiving Walmart doesn't deserve you."

We understand why you need to work there.

[tblue]

27. Don't they have a recorded answering system?

I doubt they pay a human to answer their phone.

I'm happy to trouble Walmart but not sure how, other than to avoid it like the plague.

[mrsadm]

28. Don't do this, it is a waste of time

all you will accomplish is harrassment of some poor lowly employee who answers the phone.

[HockeyMom]

29. Walmart Supermarkets Only

We have a few of those. They only sell food items. I don't think this applies to these stores, since the majority of supermarkets are open on Thanksgiving, although the majority close early for staff to have their own dinners with family.

Publix in Florida is the ONLY supermarket I have ever seen which isn't open at all on Thanksgiving.

[dembotoz]

30. i hope to find a walmart where a labor action is taking place and walk with the picketers

for a while, if they would allow it

maybe drop off a bag or burgers.....

[zappaman]

32. I would except I have WAAAAY better things to do with my time.

Have fun!