Walmart Workers: This Is Why We're Striking And Making Black Friday Threat
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While recent strikes at two Walmart warehouses in South California and Elwood, Ill., ended successfully, with Walmart agreeing to end retaliation, there is no guarantee of that happening with a much larger strike, in the name of the 1.4 million retail workers directly employed by Walmart.
Most Walmart employees can't afford to strike for any extended period of time either, and Greg, Charlene and William will be back at work in the lead up to Black Friday. "Walmart doesn't pay us enough to give us any kind of savings," William explains. "I'm sure it's by design."
In times of such high unemployment, the employer holds the cards; in the past year, applying for a job at some Walmart stores has been as competitive as a place at Harvard. Given the risks, why are these Walmart workers willing to join this strike? What exactly do they hope to gain? And how many will be willing to join them?
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