Walmart workers plan Black Friday walkout

[edporch]

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Originally Posted by edporch
Yes, i read the news, and I'm not a fan of Walmart.

These complaints and lawsuits provide legal justification for Walmart's employees to decide they're not going to work on a given day how...?

Wal-Mart employees still possess the right to make an informed decision and act upon it......regardless of any perceived justification.

Though they still have to live with the consequences of doing so.

Absolutely.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

This just proves the downgrade of our Society. I would rather pay more than deal with a large group of idiots.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

I really like the idea posted earlier about tailgating and filming the people of walmart. I think I may actually do this. As a "yute" I spent a lot of time sitting on a bench behind a plastic bush smoking cigarettes and watching people in all their splendor in the College Mall in bloomington. I learned a lot about people and how stupid they are that way. The more there are in any given place the lower the collective IQ tends to be. I think this is at least partially why I hate people so much and also why I refuse to set foot in a mall to this day.

 

[HoughMade]

I'm not interested in a "worker's rights" vs. "employer's rights" argument. I just want to throw one thought out.

When I was a kid (I am 41), on major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, maybe one or two others, about all you found open was a gas station here or there, maybe a convenience store. For a very few days a year, most people took time to be with family or be alone, or just take a short breather.

I do not think it is a positive thing that we have convinced ourselves that constant shopping, 24/7 regardless of the day, is a good thing. It is not. Tomorrow the deals will be there. Tomorrow you can go worship at the almighty altar of consumerism and materialism. I don't think it would kill any retailer to shut down for a day or, two or three in the course of the years so its workers can be with family and it's customers can cope with delayed gratification, perhaps for the first time in a long time.

The speed at which our society moves is, by and large, not a positive. I would never tell any retailer what it must do, but I would humbly suggest a reassessment.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

I'm not interested in a "worker's rights" vs. "employer's rights" argument. I just want to throw one thought out.

When I was a kid (I am 41), on major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, maybe one or two others, about all you found open was a gas station here or there, maybe a convenience store. For a very few days a year, most people took time to be with family or be alone, or just take a short breather.

I do not think it is a positive thing that we have convinced ourselves that constant shopping, 24/7 regardless of the day, is a good thing. It is not. Tomorrow the deals will be there. Tomorrow you can go worship at the almighty altar of consumerism and materialism. I don't think it would kill any retailer to shut down for a day or, two or three in the course of the years so its workers can be with family and it's customers can cope with delayed gratification, perhaps for the first time in a long time.

The speed at which our society moves is, by and large, not a positive. I would never tell any retailer what it must do, but I would humbly suggest a reassessment.

I'm 40, 41 in a few months, and recall as recent as 1995 you were lucky to find even a pharmacy open on thanksgiving. I remember this because I searched all day to find even a canned ham at a walgreens on thanksgiving day 1995 for my roommate and myself. We hit EVERY bar in minneapolis/stpaul that day and maybe 6 were open. Since we couldn't get food, we thought a bloody mary hunt was a good idea. At the end of the day we returned to the place that served the best drink and tipped the bartender $100.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I'm not interested in a "worker's rights" vs. "employer's rights" argument. I just want to throw one thought out.

When I was a kid (I am 41), on major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, maybe one or two others, about all you found open was a gas station here or there, maybe a convenience store. For a very few days a year, most people took time to be with family or be alone, or just take a short breather.

I do not think it is a positive thing that we have convinced ourselves that constant shopping, 24/7 regardless of the day, is a good thing. It is not. Tomorrow the deals will be there. Tomorrow you can go worship at the almighty altar of consumerism and materialism. I don't think it would kill any retailer to shut down for a day or, two or three in the course of the years so its workers can be with family and it's customers can cope with delayed gratification, perhaps for the first time in a long time.

The speed at which our society moves is, by and large, not a positive. I would never tell any retailer what it must do, but I would humbly suggest a reassessment.

Agreed. I'm not that much older than you and I can remember when most businesses were closed on Sundays too. But then again, I can remember when divorce, having children out of wedlock, cheating on your spouse, going on welfare, etc were things to be avoided. Things weren't perfect then by any means, but there were good things we've abandoned on our way to our current state of enlightenment.

 

[Liberty's Teeth]

I don't know what all the fuss is about. I cancelled Christmas this year.

 

[Liberty's Teeth]

The speed at which our society moves is, by and large, not a positive. I would never tell any retailer what it must do, but I would humbly suggest a reassessment.

Don't worry. The impending collapse will REALLY slow things down.

 

[ATOMonkey]

I always get better deals online.

Going to a brick and mortar on Friday is only for people who enjoy pain.

 

[dross]

I want to know if the Wal Mart workers went through the proper procedures before they decided to walk out. Did they provide Wal Mart with counseling/correction procedures? Did they give Wal Mart a chance to explain themselves? Are they sure they're being completely fair?

Wal Mart needs those workers. I don't think they should legally be able to walk out unless they've gone through the proper procedures and given Wal Mart a fair chance. I think maybe they're discriminating against Wal Mart.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

 

[gungirl65]

I will see your punting babies, and raise you kicking old ladies into the ground.

The first one to kick me is getting pistol whipped.

 

[Cemetery-man]

Boo-Hoo! Any Walmart employee complaining about having to work a holiday and get paid to do so will never get any sympathy from me. I guess if you fired them for not coming to work, they'd complain about that too. There's plenty of people out there that would gladly work on a holiday and get paid.

 

[Bobby100]

no job is perfect and im sure there are some real complaint,but they better be careful i all ready lost my twinkies

 

[Ted]

I want to know if the Wal Mart workers went through the proper procedures before they decided to walk out. Did they provide Wal Mart with counseling/correction procedures? Did they give Wal Mart a chance to explain themselves? Are they sure they're being completely fair?

Wal Mart needs those workers. I don't think they should legally be able to walk out unless they've gone through the proper procedures and given Wal Mart a fair chance. I think maybe they're discriminating against Wal Mart.

I don't see the purple in your post, but remember that "Employment at will" works both ways. Employers generally don't need a reason, nor are required to provide notice to anyone before terminating employment. Employees are similarly qualified to do the same to their employer.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I might go to the local super Walmarts (plural) on Black Friday just to point and snicker at all of the people slavishly paying Federal Reserve notes for Chinese goods at a fevered pace.

It does drive a thinking person to head shaking, doesn't it?

 

[fireblade]

post i made early in thread

This has nothing to do with unions ...love the spin..... i also love some of the comments here fire them, thats retail etc. i find it funny that these people are standing up to family values and the core of a family setting on a hoilday. This is the history of thanksgiving, (IS Wal -mart a most to be open that day no) again some here are the reason we are in the shape we are in. lets just throw all our family hoilday out no time off period......some here are like how dare you want a day off to celebrate and give prayer and thanks....

Remember it all started from the puritans in 1621 which in time turned into a day of being thankful for what you have and time with family. But hey lets ignore all that for the love of making me money and greed.... you want to know why many children today have no morals or family values its because people endorse it.

really .........i spent six Thanksgiving in the sand ........and you really want to compare a military personal job to a walmart workers on turkey day......talk about spin .........a lot of people need to wake up and smell the coffee ..... on our vaules and what made America great ...but hey if you want to defend this sweatshop/slavery/ china goods/ etc.. ok keep drinking

 

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