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Act Out! [137] - 400+ Reasons to Eat the Rich & Why NAFTA Can’t Be Saved
This week on Act Out!, tempting though it may be to ignore all things real and political for the next few days, hiding behind cranberry sauce and turkey legs won't change the ever-widening and gaping abyss before us.
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Act Out! [39] - Fall Rising, Democracy Spring, Stuart Schuffman, and Don't Buy Shit
This week we're flushing the TPP, joining the fight against money in politics, and opting out of Black Friday.
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"Poverty Pay" Leads Walmart Employees To Skip Lunch – Or Steal It From Coworkers
On Friday morning, over 100 Walmart associates and about 1,000 supporters began a fast to shine light on what they describe as Walmart’s unlivable wages.
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Hundreds of Protests Planned Across America for Black Friday
Labor groups hope to capitalize on a year of controversy surrounding Wal-Mart and other big retailers.
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Walmart Workers Announce National Caravan to Protest Shareholder Meeting
Members of a group trying to organize low-wage Walmart employees announced a plan to send a caravan of workers from around the country to converge at Walmart's annual shareholder meeting.
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Black Friday at Walmart: #Occupied
Across the country, activists stood with underpaid Walmart workers on Black Friday.
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Momentum Builds for Historic Black Friday Strike at Walmart
In a taste of what the nation’s largest retailer can expect on Black Friday, frustrated Walmart workers have started walking off their jobs to protest their employer’s attempts to silence outspoken workers.
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Taking the Pledge: The Black Friday Walmart Strike
If Walmart workers across a wide swath of states refuse to come to work on the company's busiest day, Black Friday, it would be a huge win for workers over corporate greed and savage consumerism.
