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WalMart Workers Fed Up! Richmond-San Leandro Actions In BA On 2012 Black Friday

by Labor Video Project
Walmart workers and supporters took action at the Richmond and San Leandro Walmarts on Black Friday November 22 & 23rd, 2012
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WalMart Workers Fed Up! Richmond-San Leandro Actions In BA On 2012 Black Friday
As part of the national WalMart Black Friday on November 23,
demonstrations and protests were held in San Leandro and
Richmond in the Bay Area. WalMart workers spoke about the
intimidation and terrorism on the job to silence them from
speaking out and organizing. Some workers walked off the
job in solidarity with the national day of action and were
promptly fired. Making Change at Walmart is the organizing
group which called this day of action and it is supported by
the United Food And Commercial Workers Union UFCW.
In San Leandro, WalMart on November 22, 2012 also
threatened the use of the police to remove the protesters
including their own workers.
Production of Labor Video Project http://www.laborvideo.org
§WalMart Boss Tries To Intimidate Protesters In San Leandro
by Labor Video Project
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WalMart bosses threatened to get the police to clear out WalMart workers and protesters in San Leandro WalMart
§Racist Attacks At Walmart
by Labor Video Project
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A Fired WalMart worker talked about racist comments and hanging noose talk at Walmart
§WalMart Black Eye Friday
by Labor Video Project
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WalMart got a black eye on Black Friday by their workers and worker supporters and advocates
§Another Photo At Walmart Protest
by Labor Video Project
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Photo of Protest at Walmart
§Video of Black Friday actions
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Bangladesh clothes workers die in factory fire-WalMart and Other Retailer's Bloody Hands
Reuters – 4 hrs ago
DHAKA (Reuters) - A fire swept through a garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 100, police and witnesses said.
The fire at the nine-story factory in the Ashulia industrial belt started on the ground floor and quickly spread. Firefighters took nearly five hours to extinguish the flames.
Most of the victims died as they jumped from the building to escape the flames, a police official said. The death toll could rise, witnesses said.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear.
Bangladesh has around 4,500 garment factories that make clothes for brands including Tesco, Wal-Mart, JC Penney, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Kohl's and Carrefour.
Readymade garments make up 80 percent of the country's $24 billion annual exports.
(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Editing by Jon Hemming)
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