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cal04

(41,505 posts) Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:30 PM Jun 2012

Tom Morello of 'Rage' Leads LA Wal-Mart Protest

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tom-morello-rage-leads-la-wal-mart-protest-16687696#.T--zvL9RFwk

Hundreds of people marched Saturday through the streets of Chinatown in Los Angeles to protest against Wal-Mart's plans to open a store in the neighborhood.

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Many said they came to protest against the proposed store while others said they came to decry what they said were Wal-Mart's low wages and union-busting attempts.

"This historic neighborhood will be utterly gutted if Wal-Mart comes here," Morello told The Associated Press about the prospects of the retail giant driving smaller stores in Chinatown out of business.

"It's Wal-Mart's global policy of sweatshop labor and poverty level wages that we don't need in LA," he said.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Morello

In LA Walmart Protest, Thousands Of Angelenos March On Chinatown In Anti-Walmart Action (PHOTOS)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/in-la-walmart-protest-tho_n_1632381.html

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Tom Morello of 'Rage' Leads LA Wal-Mart Protest (Original Post) cal04 Jun 2012 OP

That's Harvard Graduate Tom Morello corkhead Jun 2012 #1

that's son of my favorite high school teacher Tom Morello Skittles Jul 2012 #4

Aw cmon now, Wallyworld provides all these jobs and wonderful products at such great prices.... MindMover Jun 2012 #2

Thanks, Tom! This happened as I was treated like absolute shit during my shift today. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jun 2012 #3

DC ruined its Chinatown by allowing... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #5

Kick! Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #6

I misread. Thought it was LA as in Louisiana. Good work Tom! freshwest Jul 2012 #7

Walmart pretty much destroyed this areas madokie Jul 2012 #8

corkhead

(6,119 posts)

1. That's Harvard Graduate Tom Morello

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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:31 PM

Jun 2012

Skittles

(172,833 posts)

4. that's son of my favorite high school teacher Tom Morello

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:11 AM

Jul 2012

MindMover

(5,016 posts)

2. Aw cmon now, Wallyworld provides all these jobs and wonderful products at such great prices....

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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:44 PM

Jun 2012

Comrade_McKenzie

(2,526 posts)

3. Thanks, Tom! This happened as I was treated like absolute shit during my shift today. nt

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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:46 PM

Jun 2012

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)

5. DC ruined its Chinatown by allowing...

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 01:07 AM

Jul 2012

Corporate America to take over. Glad to see folks protesting this in LA, and I truly hope they are successful in stopping those Walmart fuckers.

Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)

6. Kick!

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 02:15 AM

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freshwest

(53,661 posts)

7. I misread. Thought it was LA as in Louisiana. Good work Tom!

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 02:31 AM

Jul 2012

madokie

(51,076 posts)

8. Walmart pretty much destroyed this areas

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 07:02 AM

Jul 2012

diversity of mom and pop stores. Now all we have is walmart to shop at if we don't want to drive to Tulsa which is 50 miles to get to any of the shopping malls. Walmart sucks big time.

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