Events 2015

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122. Black Friday events during Thanksgiving week;Seattle, Federal Way, Mt Vernon

Walmart workers are taking action this Black Friday. They are struggling for respect from the largest employer in America. Walmart employees are paid such low wages that many have to skip meals, make sacrifices so that their children can eat, and go to work hungry.

Meanwhile, Walmart workers are not allowed to use their company 10% discount on healthy food including meat, eggs, vegetables or even bread. The average Walmart worker has less than $5 per day to spend on food for themselves and their families. By that same measure, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon would have $5,225 a day.

This year, in the 15 days leading up to Black Friday, Nov. 27, Walmart workers and their supporters across the country are conducting fasts to call attention to the shameful treatment of Walmart employees.FastFor15 is fifteen days of action led by Walmart workers fasting.They are standing witness at Walton homes, Board of Directors homes and Walmart stores and offices.

- On Monday, Nov. 23 - the Puget Sound area's local day of fasting - by either abstaining from eating or eating only what you can buy for $4.95. Join fasters at Seattle's Westlake Plaza, 4th & Pine, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday.

- Join the Black Friday protests on Friday, Nov. 27:

- FEDERAL WAY - At 10 a.m., meet at the Federal Way Walmart, 1900 S. 314th St.
- MOUNT VERNON - At 10 a.m. meet at the Mount Vernon Walmart, 2301 Freeway Dr. Meet at the Southeast corner of the parking lot.

We will be able to support Walmart workers by signing the petition to get Walmart to extend its 10% employee discount to cover all food. We will stand in solidarity as food is distributed to Walmart workers reflecting the amount of $$s the Walmart CEO is paid daily to cover his food costs.

While the Waltons own more wealth than the bottom 42% of our country, Walmart workers are struggling every day to put food on the table.