[Peace-discuss] Fw: Walmart: High profits, low wages [from Color of Change]

Sun Dec 23 23:45:06 UTC 2012

It would be far more impressive if it were from actual WalMart employees
rather than from non-employee agitators operating on the outside.

I used to know some folks who worked as extra Christmas help in WalMart 
in Harrisburg, IL
and I never once heard them complain not even one peep about wages or 
working conditions.
No, they weren't black but some were female and I know at least one who was
pleased enough that she bought stock in the company.

On 12/24/12 3:05, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> For yr attn and action...
>
> --- On *Fri, 12/21/12, Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org 
> /<info at colorofchange.org>/* wrote:
>
>     *We stand on the side of Walmart workers.*
>
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>     Dear Jenifer,
>
>     *Just like the workers toiling thanklessly for Ebenezer Scrooge in
>     Charles Dickens’ classic /A Christmas Carol/, Walmart employees
>     are rewarded for their efforts with insults and disrespect.*
>     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.^1
>
>     *On Black Friday, workers across the country told Walmart loud and
>     clear: enough is enough.* Historic protests held at over 1,000
>     Walmart stores demonstrated the powerful need for real change at
>     the company.^2
>
>     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. *Now, with the holiday shopping season
>     in full swing — and Walmart scrambling to avoid any more negative
>     publicity^3 — it’s time to further expose America’s biggest Scrooge.*
>
>     *Please share this image with your friends and family: show
>     Walmart that we demand respect for all workers.*
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>     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.^4
>     This is why it's essential we make companies like Walmart a better
>     place to work and shop.
>
>     At the end of /A Christmas Carol/, 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.
>
>     *Please share this Humbug image to show Walmart workers that you
>     support them and their demands for respect in the workplace.*
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>     And when you do, please ask your friends and family to do the same.
>
>     Thanks and peace,
>
>     -- Rashad, Matt, Arisha, Aimée, Kim, Johnny and the rest of the
>     ColorOfChange.org team
>        December 21st, 2012
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>     References
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>     1. “Corporate Profits Just Hit An All-Time High, Wages Just Hit An
>     All-Time Low,” Business Insider, 06-22-12
>     http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2021?t=7&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM
>     <http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2021?t=6&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM>
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>     2. “Walmart impoverishing and endangering workers,” The Hill,
>     12-07-12
>     http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2022?t=9&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM
>     <http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2022?t=8&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM>
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>     3. "Hold Walmart accountable to Black workers," ColorOfChange.org,
>     11-15-12
>     http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2023?t=11&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM
>     <http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2023?t=10&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM>
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>     4. “A Fast Food Nation Fights for Living Wages — Against Long
>     Odds,” Colorlines, 12-07-12
>     http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2024?t=13&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM
>     <http://act.colorofchange.org/go/2024?t=12&akid=2762.394109.SasTVM>
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