Should be interesting to watch. My bet is the fired Hostess workers might have a interest in their jobs.
Wal-Mart Workers' Black Friday Strike - Businessweek
Wal-Mart Workers' Black Friday Strike - Businessweek
Some Wal-mart employees planning a strike/walkout
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purgoose10
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You should try doing business with them. It's as close to communism as you can get.
purgoose10
Veteran Expediter
I couldn't agree more, the problem with that is where the Wal Marts are located. They started out taking over small towns and wiping out the small business person. After accomplishing that where else can they go work?? Yes it works maybe in a big city but W/Marts are mostly in smaller communities.
moose
Veteran Expediter
i did not know that. thanks.
that's explain why they displayed so many Obama bubble heads in that I.L store 2 weeks ago !
Humble2drive
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One of their managers said this?
How does someone in management get these handouts?
How does someone in management get these handouts?
Its easy, low pay , 3 to 4 kids, u get up 900 bucks a month in foodstamps, u have to play the game and its on the internet, look it up for foodstamps in your state and plug in the data. How do I know this?, my daughter does this, 4 boys, husband dead, makes less than 18,000 a year, yep it works and its legal.
Tennesseahawk
Veteran Expediter
No... small town America is the death of small town America. No one put a gun to their heads to buy Walmart crap.
Tennesseahawk
Veteran Expediter
No, not whatever. Small town America chose Walmart over their small town stores. Walmart has a better gimmick, plain and simple. Personally, I can't stand that gimmick, but I end up getting some groceries there, because they're down the street from my house.
paullud
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Exactly, many won't admit that the responsibility falls on the American people. If workers refused to staff the stores then Walmart would have to raise pay and benefits to stay in business. This would cause product prices to come up a little which would mean the small stores could be more competitive, stay in business, and employ more people. Instead you have somebody whining about how much a company makes rather than focusing on the real problem, themselves.
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Ok whatever...you just said you go there because there down the street...probably cheaper than your local mom and pop grocery...wal mart is more convenient than going to 5 stores..to do the same thing..they know all of this and build there stores in the correct places....they bring CHEAP all in 1 shopping to small towns and run out the little guy..of course people will go there..you do...so...whatever...
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Short of free stuff from the government, Walmart is the only private company to benefit the low income and people in poverty afford a slightly higher standard of living. They didn't do a lot for small town America, but there is another side to consider.
Tennesseahawk
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Maybe for awhile, but not so much anymore. Their prices are pretty close to Meijer on a lot of things. Methinks that was their plan all along... lure in a customer base, and raise the prices once they're hooked.
That is probably true. But they may have dropped prices enough to bring their competition along so prices are cheaper than years past. Just a guess.
Walmart was becoming known for cheap crap from China, and their cheap clientele, thanks to their "Always low prices. Always" slogan.
Notice the new slogan, and the somewhat higher quality of most of their merchandise, "Save money. Live better."
They went with the ""Save money. Live better" slogan when the "Hey, China doesn't use THAT much lead" slogan didn't really work out.
Notice the new slogan, and the somewhat higher quality of most of their merchandise, "Save money. Live better."
They went with the ""Save money. Live better" slogan when the "Hey, China doesn't use THAT much lead" slogan didn't really work out.