General Discussion

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

40. thanks for the pictures. but i have some questions about the protest (not

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 06:04 AM

Nov 2012

this one, but the bigger nationwide protest).

it seems like the protest didn't have much involvement by actual walmart workers and was more seiu & ucfw, & i'm wondering how much work they're putting into trying to organize actual walmart workers than pressure walmart via what seems to be basically a media event held to generate bad press for walmart (assuming the issues make it to the press).

in the heyday of union organizing, organizers would get their people into the workplaces as moles to organize/agitate & recruit good candidates for internal leaders; also they'd have some local presence, maybe a storefront or something.

i'm wondering what the actual strategy is.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

48 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The BEST Wal-Mart Black Friday strike/protest in the country: Paramount, CA (*PIC HEAVY*) [View all] pinboy3niner Nov 2012 OP

... xchrom Nov 2012 #1

HA! Watching CNN, I just saw my girl's sign featured. pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #2

sweet! NoMoreWarNow Nov 2012 #8

Rock on.... daleanime Nov 2012 #3

Oh, crap! I forgot a god one. I really need to add this. pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #4

Thank you! And great narrative too! lunatica Nov 2012 #5

Excellent work! K&R myrna minx Nov 2012 #6

Thank You. Great Post. sheshe2 Nov 2012 #7

What is the covered face photo? Coyotl Nov 2012 #9

? pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #11

Why is this photo of the Occupy LA Protestor added to this album? Coyotl Nov 2012 #22

It is not "added" pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #23

We need a Raise the Minimum Wage strike and a Union of Low Wage Workers, the ULWW Coyotl Nov 2012 #25

K&R me b zola Nov 2012 #10

It's nice to see a protest... JohnnyChill Nov 2012 #12

I am so proud of all of these participants Samantha Nov 2012 #13

OOPS! I also neglected to include my photo of Pastor Miller, who was arrested pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #14

IWW flag! JaneyVee Nov 2012 #15

Solidarity! 99Forever Nov 2012 #16

The police arrest American citizens for telling the .01% that they want to work a living wage job DhhD Nov 2012 #17

Is that why the police arrested them? Because they told others something? Common Sense Party Nov 2012 #18

You Have Will Rogers In Your Sig Line? HangOnKids Nov 2012 #29

Sod off. Common Sense Party Nov 2012 #30

It's called civil disobedience pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #32

Right. They Were NOT arrested for telling people something. Common Sense Party Nov 2012 #33

Oh, yeah.I'd say we're crystal. pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #35

Is anyone else disturbed to see police in paramilitary garb? snot Nov 2012 #19

Walmart sent similar sheriffs (LOTS of them) when SoCal Occupy shut down a facility earlier / year. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #28

Thank you. snot Nov 2012 #36

Don't forget their vehicles... pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #37

Awesome. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #20

Wal*Mart couldn't pay me enough to step into one of their stores. LoisB Nov 2012 #21

Great pics! ananda Nov 2012 #24

Thanksgiving for more and more people starting to ask questions & to think for themselves. patrice Nov 2012 #26

K and R for sheer awesomeness! tilsammans Nov 2012 #27

Emphatic K&R! Thank you so much for posting these pics and commentary for coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #31

k/r - These pictures are amazing. really cool. nt limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #34

Go Paramount!!! If I lived closer I would have joined that protest! Initech Nov 2012 #38

It's about 85 miles away from me pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #41

Hail Satan. nt ZombieHorde Nov 2012 #39

thanks for the pictures. but i have some questions about the protest (not HiPointDem Nov 2012 #40

It's not easy to get Wal-Mart workers on board when they can be fired SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #42

yes, but the same thing was true back in the earlier era; yet they did it. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #43

The protest at our Walmart was led by a 13-yr employee... countryjake Nov 2012 #45

yes, i understand that such events brings the issues into the open, gives HiPointDem Nov 2012 #46

Great report and photos, thanks! pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #47

I support Walmart workers! Pterodactyl Nov 2012 #44

Fantastic thread Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2014 #48