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It would be far more impressive if it were from actual WalMart
employees <br>
rather than from non-employee agitators operating on the outside.<br>
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I used to know some folks who worked as extra Christmas help in WalMart
in Harrisburg, IL<br>
and I never once heard them complain not even one peep about wages or
working conditions. <br>
No, they weren't black but some were female and I know at least one who
was<br>
pleased enough that she bought stock in the company.<br>
<br>
On 12/24/12 3:05, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
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--- On <b>Fri, 12/21/12, Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:info@colorofchange.org"><info@colorofchange.org></a></i></b>
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stand on the side of Walmart workers.</strong></span>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Dear Jenifer,</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong>Just like the workers
toiling thanklessly for Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ classic <i>A
Christmas Carol</i>, Walmart employees are rewarded for their efforts
with insults and disrespect.</strong> Walmart’s notoriously poor wages
and working conditions — designed to squeeze every last dollar of
productivity out of its “associates” — mean workers struggle to survive
on poverty wages while executives and the Walton family rake in record
profits.<sup>1</sup></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><strong>On Black Friday, workers
across the country told Walmart loud and clear: enough is enough.</strong>
Historic protests held at over 1,000 Walmart stores demonstrated the
powerful need for real change at the company.<sup>2</sup></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">You and nearly 55,000
ColorOfChange members are helping us take the fight for good jobs to
the next level, by demanding that Walmart’s Board meet with workers and
take immediate steps to improve working conditions. <strong>Now, with
the holiday shopping season in full swing — and Walmart scrambling to
avoid any more negative publicity<sup>3</sup> — it’s time to further
expose America’s biggest Scrooge.</strong></p>
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share this image with your friends and family: show Walmart that we
demand respect for all workers.</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">The odds are stacked against low
wage workers — many of whom are Black women. Service sector jobs
continue to dominate the post-recession labor market, and they're not
going anywhere.<sup>4</sup> This is why it's essential we make
companies like Walmart a better place to work and shop.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">At the end of <i>A Christmas
Carol</i>, Scrooge learns the importance of treating people well, and
if Walmart ever hopes to be embraced as a good company, it needs to
learn the same lesson. Walmart can start by ensuring that its employees
work reasonable hours, have adequate health care and can support their
families.</p>
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share this Humbug image to show Walmart workers that you support them
and their demands for respect in the workplace.</strong></a> And when
you do, please ask your friends and family to do the same.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Thanks and peace,</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">-- Rashad, Matt, Arisha, Aimée,
Kim, Johnny and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team<br>
December 21st, 2012</p>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">References</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">1. “Corporate Profits Just Hit An
All-Time High, Wages Just Hit An All-Time Low,” Business Insider,
06-22-12 <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2021?t=6&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM">http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2021?t=7&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM</a></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">2. “Walmart impoverishing and
endangering workers,” The Hill, 12-07-12 <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2022?t=8&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM">http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2022?t=9&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM</a></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">3. "Hold Walmart accountable to
Black workers," ColorOfChange.org, 11-15-12 <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2023?t=10&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM">http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2023?t=11&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM</a></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">4. “A Fast Food Nation Fights for
Living Wages — Against Long Odds,” Colorlines, 12-07-12 <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2024?t=12&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM">http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2024?t=13&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM</a></p>
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