Our friends at Labor 411 believe in hard work. But they also believe that employees should have an adequate number of days off to rest and spend with family and friends. And one of those days is Thanksgiving Day. Some stores, however, would rather make a few extra dollars than put people over profits. They include some of the biggest names in retail, including Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Macy’s, Sears and, of course, WalMart.
Go to labor411.org for a list of 14 stores forcing their employees to work today, and join us in boycotting every single one of them this Thanksgiving Day. In today’s labor history, 20,000 female garment workers were out on strike in New York City, where a judge told arrested pickets: “You are on strike against God” Today’s labor quote is by English mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead Thanksgiving is a time when we think about what we’re grateful for, and this quote works for that, but I’m also thinking it’s something that might be good for a lot of bosses to hear. Alfred North Whitehead, who said: "No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude." Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Visit unionplus.org to find out how union members might take advantage of a limited-time wireless offer from AT&T.
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