Why Wal-Mart workers are striking on Black Friday - 0 views
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Melissa Christensen on 20 Nov 12"Jeff Landry, an employee in Sapulpa, Okla., plans to join the protest. He works from 4 to 9 p.m. after attending school all day. When he was scheduled for a shift during class, Landry complained. He says his managers responded by cutting his hours from 40 to below 30 a week. This meant that Landry was no longer eligible for health care, since Wal-Mart requires workers to work an average of 30 hours per week to get benefits. "They tried all these tactics to get rid of me," he said."
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gharvey949 on 28 Nov 12Wow this is crazy! I would quit!
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joecarbis on 29 Nov 12Yeah it sounds crazy!
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patrick boian on 29 Nov 12protesting is a legal rght given to any united states citizen as long as they do it legally
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Hayley Hochstetler on 29 Nov 12I agree partially with what the workers are striking for because Walmart is a crazy place every single day, especially around the holiday season. However, I do not think they need to demand better pay or more stable hours. Their average pay is 5 whole dollars above federal minimum wage, and there are plenty of people out there who work a different job with a lot more hours at irregular times for minimum wage and no benefits. Why should Walmart be any different? I feel as if they are striking for something they will not get.
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Ryan Loye on 29 Nov 12protesting is legal only if its non-violent so I think the had a right to go on strike.
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gharvey949 on 29 Nov 12Civil Disobedience!