Originally Posted by GBAstar So because its a quote from an article you can irresponsibly repost it as fact? If it is fact please show me the evidence that the wages earned by Walmart employees are shockingly lower then those earned by others who work in the retail industry and also show me that their health care premiums are that much more. You won't be able to do it because it isn't a ing fact. It's something called an opinion. They are striking because in their opinion there wages are too low and the health care premiums are too high and I can promise you they are in line with many others that work in the retail industry.

You are literally all over the ing place. I never asserted their concerns were factually based. I'm fairly certain they didn't convene a congressional inquiry to determine if their ing wages were too low before they decided to strike. I will assert right now that it is a FACT that their OPINION is that they want better wages and benefits which, once again, was to refute the assertion that they were only striking because they had to work a holiday.

Either keep up or shut up with your ridiculous god damn straw man arguments.

I know it's part of my sig from Fight Club but it can never be said enough:

"Damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need."

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Originally Posted by GBAstar So because its a quote from an article you can irresponsibly repost it as fact? If it is fact please show me the evidence that the wages earned by Walmart employees are shockingly lower then those earned by others who work in the retail industry and also show me that their health care premiums are that much more. You won't be able to do it because it isn't a ing fact. It's something called an opinion. They are striking because in their opinion there wages are too low and the health care premiums are too high and I can promise you they are in line with many others that work in the retail industry.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/1...-Walmart-wages

I feel no sympathy for them. You have a job, be happy with that. You know what you're getting into when you sign up for Wal-Mart. Someone has to be the janitor even in a Utopia.

I work in a non profit animal shelter. We don't take holidays off, nor do we get paid anything extra to work holidays. We still have to work 8-5 on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years...whatever day it is. My dad is a doctor and I'm going to be a cop. Neither of those professions have every holiday off. If you don't like the work you are currently doing, then work harder and get a better job. Its not like Wal Mart employees are scientists or doctors. They aren't in high demand and Wal-Mart can easily replace them regardless of what their reason for striking is.

False equivalency ho!!!!

I've worked thanksgiving for years and it isn't a big deal to me but their claims of wanting more wages are valid. I'm tired of the government having to provide subsidies because Wal-Mart doesn't pay their people enough.

Originally Posted by RedvsBlue Many of those industries are essential for society such as emergency workers. Retail isn't, in any fashion, an essential service. There's no reason for retail to be open on Thanksgiving, give people a day off to spend with their families.

I agree 100%, but don't forget if people weren't willing to shop on Thanksgiving stores wouldn't be open. We need to send retail the message that spending time with family on Thanksgiving is more important. You can bet your a$$ that the C.E.O's of these companies aren't working on the holidays.

Originally Posted by arbailey if people weren't willing to shop on Thanksgiving

Buy Nothing Day

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

Originally Posted by slickkill77 I feel no sympathy for them. You have a job, be happy with that. You know what you're getting into when you sign up for Wal-Mart. Someone has to be the janitor even in a Utopia. I work in a non profit animal shelter. We don't take holidays off, nor do we get paid anything extra to work holidays. We still have to work 8-5 on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years...whatever day it is. My dad is a doctor and I'm going to be a cop. Neither of those professions have every holiday off. If you don't like the work you are currently doing, then work harder and get a better job. Its not like Wal Mart employees are scientists or doctors. They aren't in high demand and Wal-Mart can easily replace them regardless of what their reason for striking is.

You know, I disagree with your point but I at least respected it to a certain degree... That is, until you made the post about them not being scientists or doctors which absolutely reeks of elitism. They're just retail workers so why should we care? off man, you're no better than any of them or any one else for that matter.

Originally Posted by CaseyRyback http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/1...-Walmart-wages

Sorry, but quoting a blatant pro-union propaganda website only makes things more obvious about what is truly going on with all of this. This is really just another attempt at unions to try to get their footing in a company that so far has kept them out.

Yeah, if only that article was on the drudge report, then it'd be valid!

Originally Posted by Spyder187 Sorry, but quoting a blatant pro-union propaganda website only makes things more obvious about what is truly going on with all of this. This is really just another attempt at unions to try to get their footing in a company that so far has kept them out.

Yeah because the journal articles cited were written with the idea that there might be a Wal-Mart strike in the future.

If you don't like what they wrote find something that refutes it. Show something that demonstrates how awesome Wal-Mart is for communities and his their actions don't depress wages.

Some union protests/picketing in the local area today.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/p...ta-wal-/nTDTq/