Walmart protests vanish as union pulls back

Published November 26, 2016 1:36pm ET



For the second year in a row, Walmart was not the subject of union-organized post-Thanksgiving “Black Friday” protests. The union primarily involved in mounting them in years past, United Food and Commercial Workers, has pulled back up after years of failing to organize a Walmart store.

“As we announced last year, we’re shifting away from actions that occur specifically on Black Friday. Nothing else will be announced at this time, but we are planning a holiday campaign that will kick off in December,” said Meredith Ritchie, spokeswoman for the UFCW-backed Making Change at Walmart.

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