Walmart Workers Fast for “$15 and Full-Time” Part of 50 State Protests with • Denise Barlage, former Walmart worker of 9 years laid off in Pico Rivera, CA after speaking out for better working conditions • Tyfani Faulkner, former Walmart customer service manager. Sacramento, CA • Emily Dehart works for Walmart in Merritt Island, Florida Workers to Organize Dozens of Events Nationwide and Outside Walton Family Estates to Demonstrate that Walmart Workers and their Families are Going Hungry Walmart workers and their allies announced plans to fast for “$15 and full-time” in the 15 days leading up to Black Friday, with fasting and actions planned in all 50 states. OUR Walmart, the worker-led organization which has already won significant victories – including a wage increase for 500,000 Walmart workers – will organize outside Walton family estates to draw attention to the income inequality that has become the trademark of the nation’s largest and most profitable corporate employer. Their message is clear: while Walmart employees can barely put food on the table this Thanksgiving, Walmart continues to thrive as the largest supplier of groceries in the nation and line the pockets of the Walton family with corporate greed. Anything less than $15 and full-time is not enough for Walmart workers.
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