wal-mart is. being record profits they're saying they had a great black friday so do you think that the management there is being phased out all are being encouraged to change their way as well i mean it's definitely did into them and in terms of quarter profits we're not going to see how that really shoots up for a few more weeks so that's just a talking point that they've really been pushing and they've also said only fifty workers were on strike when we can actually track and show the numbers were much higher so the fact we're getting responses from them and that they're having to come out and defend their practices shows that they are listening j.d. i want to bring you there into the conversation when i ask you what you think about the protests across the country and how effective you think that they have been with all due respect to a generation chris there's lines this week there that it's almost was essentially an effect of the black furred it wasn't so much for these protests not going to

wal-mart -- that's a great point. but wal-mart is also on the internet. so they need to improve their strategy there. >> wal-mart is also in cityies like burlington, vermont, which loves it because it turns into a shopping hub and created economic growth in battered regions. >> again, it's the poor people that usually benefit the most from these sales. we've got to keep that in mind. coming up next, taxpayers in the u.s. hoping lawmakers strike a deal on the fiscal cliff. but we're going to tell you why workers overseas are hoping they don't. right after this message. >> fox news alert. i'm jamie colby. new fears that a ground war between israel and hamas militants could be imminent at this hour. the israeli military is calling upon thousands of reservists launching air strikes aimed at government and police compounds and smuggling tunnels in the gaza strip. it follows hundreds of rocket attacks from gaza, including one that you see here intercepted a short time ago in tel aviv. look at the spot shadow. israelis so relieved, they broke out in cheers when

and wal-mart is. wal-mart is follow law said at the department of labor. if i have this right. asserting that you can only mean gauge in some sort of an action like this within thirty days of an election or something more so that a fact. to try to keep a complicated situation simple at the national labor relations board and what they the company is claiming that this is really an attempt to organize a union. and they say that you can't have these continuing actions. without actually setting. a date for union representation election but the workers themselves have been talking about the issue that they're concerned with is retaliation they're not asking and so far have not asked for. a union to be formed. so there are a lot of questions about whether you can applies in a case like this. since. wal-mart says it's not a union it's not demanding. recognition in order to bargain to contract there's somebody trying to be able to talk to their supervisors and into. that wal-mart to tell them their side of th

the frank and wal-mart it's. so big and there's so much profits in it and the walton family owns the same amount of forty prove forty two percent of wealth but the bottom part of the country they those six people only the money is there and we live in this wal-mart economy because they hold this money and they hold our economy hostage by setting these trends like everything that's been discussed one might could easily change its practices and make with everyone in the economy up and it would only cost forty two cents for every customer's trip in order for these workers to make toll dollars an hour all right with about j.d. what do you think the wal-mart family the wall and there are there read to their ranking of the dollar should they should they share a piece of that pie with their with their employers. well the rich yes they are but go so slowly becomes as if the walton family is the key to be able to raise every employees and only wage by dollar course you can do that the company which used to exist over the

wal-mart -- that's a great point. but wal-mart is also on the internet. so they need to improve their strategy there. >> wal-mart is also in cityies like burlington, vermont, which loves it because it turns into a shping hub and created economic growth in battered regions. >> again, it's the poor people that usually benefit the most from these sales. we've got to keep that in mind. coming up next, taxpayers in the u.s. hoping lawmakers strike a deal on the fiscal cliff. but we're gointo tell you why workers overseas are hoping they don't. don't. right after r r r r r r [ malannouncer ] it'that time of year again. time for cii price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. buy now. save later. wel

wal-mart because wal-mart has a dramatic effect not only on its own employees. employees and other competing businesses. and making change it wal-mart about a year ago. began. helping to put together a group called our wal-mart which consists of well marc associates is a company called. who. we're concerned about these issues we're just talking about so making change of wal-mart is sort of an intermediary between the union and the wal-mart but it's also a group that's supported by a variety of clergy groups women's rights groups other groups have an interest in conditions at wal-mart and wal-mart is. wal-mart has filed a lawsuit at the department of labor. if i have this right. this asserting that you can only engage in some sort of an action like this within thirty days of an election or something more so that a fact. to try to keep a complicated situation simple at the national labor relations board and what they the company is claiming that this is really an attempt to organize a union. and they say that you can't have these continuing actions. without actual

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k-mart. i don't see them. this is specifically let's target wal-mart because we want what? billions of union dollars that may raise? >> dana: it would probably get them the most press. wal-mart is like that big bully you love to hate. that everybody can go after them. george soros, the only thing good to come out of hungary in the last thousand years is the belash. >> andrea: goulash. >> bob: i love hungarians but soros, in some ways i keep the great american success story. he comes here and he gets to tell other -- >> greg: currency. >> bob: go to soros again. think of a more flattering picture to put up of george? >> eric: greg is right. >> bob: there is a flattering picture. >> eric: charged with currency manipulation. >> bob: looks like he is going to death row. >> eric: charged with currency manipulation in three countrys. he has been convicted of insider trading in france. 2.2 million euros he has paid. not upstanding american citizen. >> andrea: wasn't hillary on the board of wal-mart? >> bob: in arkansas. >> andrea: i rest my case. >> bob: does that -- >> andrea: if

there has been a push to ionize wal-mart. the real issue is that wal-mart hires a lot of people from the grocery industry where they actually get paid less, they get less in the way of health benefits, and that's why you saw

employees who call themselves our wal-mart. company claims it's effectively trying to unionize wal-mart's work force without following the laws that stipulate late after 30 days of protests, the union must petition the labor relations board for election, on whether to form a union. unfair labor is working full-time and living in poverty, responded our wal-mart member, harris, texas, unfair labor is seeing your health care premiums skyrocket year after year, denied the hours needed to support your family. wal-mart knows what unfair labor is because we endure it every day. >> and what your laborers were and what you receive. if the employer feels you're worth more and they will he' get more. for a lot of people complaining about the working conditions, they're perfectly free to go out and find another job or start a company of their own, that's how the free market works and should work. >> an investigators from the national labor relations board, across the country deposing witnesses and focusing on documents and what constitutes

wal-mart has asked for an injunction against the strikes but it wasn't granted and wal-mart supporters say the owners are job creators and have the right to run their business as they wish. our average wage is about twelve dollars and forty cents an hour for full time associates we also offer better comprehensive benefits packages as low as seventeen dollars a paid ferry which is very affordable and we also pay quarterly bonuses which is something that not a lot of retailers do and just this past quarter eighty two percent of eligible so seats received a bonus and we know that they appreciate that they also get a ten percent discount card so you have to factor in all of those things when you're looking for how we're helping associates the question of whether you'd be here you have you know under law answered i'm pretty liberal she says it won't work as well we don't have the. workers complain about a lack of clean water low pay not enough staffing and again we're talley ation for speaking out despite the company itself making a fortune because the walton family has as much wealth as fo

claimed the lives of one hundred twelve begged to live as she workers for making clothing for wal-mart other american retail stores and while these fires were tragedies the mainstream media has barely said of the time america owned up to its support of slave labor and your slave labor practices also even though we already knew it republicans in florida have admitted trying to suppress democratic votes in the sunshine state what does this admission mean for the voter suppression efforts nationwide and will anything change in future elections and america is literally falling apart as our infrastructure continues to decay after years of neglect when will congress wake up and provide the infrastructure funding that is sorely needed for the well being not only of our nation but the of the american economy as well. you need to know this one of the most enduring miss we love here in america is that we ended our involvement was slavery after the civil war all our founders people like thomas jefferson who wrote all men are created equal in the declaration of independence but owned slaves himsel

he says wal-mart wages. >> the fact that a company like wal-mart is paying wages this low has economicimpacts well beyond the employer themselves. >> reporter: most shoppers say they understand but are going to continue to shop at wal- mart. >> i'm a dedicated shopper at wal-mart, whether they protest or not i'm still going to come to wal-mart. >> reporter: wal-mart reported there was little impact, the stores had record black friday sales. reporting live in san leandro, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the wal- mart labor action. this was a scene in southern california. a crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered at the entrance to the store in the city of paramount. sheriff deputies ordered the protesters to leave and most of them obeyed but nine people did not and they were arrested without incident. >>> another arrest came in portland oregon. police took a 33-year-old protester into custody last night after he yelled at employees then refused to leave. things were peaceful outside the portland wal-mart today. >>> you know about black friday, how about pla

you say the law is on wal-mart's side. wal-mart can stop these protests, right this. >> yep. wal-mart has had consistent protests over the course of the last seven to nine months. in that case it consists of a unionization attempt. unionization attempts have to be requested through the national labor relations board, and they have to go through a process to unionize the store. they have not done that, so this is seen as unlawful picketing. >> so wal-mart could win. >> absolutely. >> and you say no they can't win. the law is not on their side. >> if you look at the exception to the law, the law only applies to nonemployees of the company. it does not apply to employees who are claiming what these employees are claiming is retaliation. it is their attempt to shut these people up because they don't want customers to hear what they have to say. >> hold on. wal-mart has gone to the national labor relations board. >> not yet. >> that is not a court. it is supposed to be neutral, but under president obama it is secured very much to the left. therefore the chance of wal-mart being su

(laughter) you get to work at wal-mart on thanksgiving day! (laughter) a ring side seat to the greatest show on earth. >> i it's a black friday tradition. >> (bleep). i'll stab one of you mother (bleep) (audience reacts). >> jon: do you know how much people pay to go to fights like that? (laughter) you get paid -- some -- to see it. (laughter) isn't that benefit enough? truly your vest runeth over. (laughter) but that's not enough for you, greedy hourly slightly over the federal poverty line employees. (laughter) now you want to unionize! besides, everyone knows comparatively speaking in the wal-mart world you've got it pretty good. >> violent protests in bangladesh this morning after a deadly garment factory fire. saturday's fire killed at least 112 factory workers. the factory is owned by an exporter whose clients include wal-mart. >> jon: see? (laughter) wah-wah! "i work at wal-mart in the united states! i can't afford to take my kids to the doctor!" well, at least where you work there are exits! (laughter and applause) and the worst part o

behind it all is our wal-mart.roup loosely affiliate affiliah the united food and commercial workers union both of which claim wal-mart doesn't pay enough in salary and health benefits. >> we have a view that the employment practices are colonialist, long working hours and no job security. >> to preevent picketing wal-mart filed unfair labor practices claim with the national labor relations board. nlrb. they claim they are mounting a stealth effort to unionize wal-mart's workforce. >> they are trying to rally unsuccessfully. they have a good deal at wal-mart. >> a republican member and three democrats the nlrb spent four days deposing witnesses and reviewing documents and expected to issue a rare ruling in the wal-mart dispute. outside los angeles, international airport. the service workers international union staged a protest against a nonunionized airport contractor. snarling travel at the busiest hub. if mandatory evaluation falter the flight attendants will walk the picket line instead of a first class aisle. >

in fact, some of the best action at wal-mart was outside the store. chief washington correspondent james rosen on big labor's blacks friday grab. >> from the skies over suburban maryland, protesting chanting logens and carrying signs with messages like, wal-mart, and i like 8.30 an hour. and a handful of the managers at wal-mart store 5219 backed up by invisible plained clothes security, a crowd led by a washington based baptist minister. >> can you say to me that none of these workers that have walked out today will be retaliated against or silenced or in any kind of way, held and some type of punishment or something for the activity, can you say that to me, sir. >> i appreciate your concern for the associates, but we'll take care of that matter. i'm going to have to ask you guys to leave be on the other side of the property, what you guys are doing right now are kind of unlawful. >> and from the outset the strong hand of the uscw could be felt, including an instruction by all picketers not to talk to reporters. >> ma'am, why are you here today. >> t

i'm tom hartman coming up in this half hour why friday is little mean and so is the potential wal-mart workers strike one of the latest tactics the retail giant is using to keep its streak of fifty plus years of the labor unions intact and later the same people who brought you ground zero victory mosques fema concentration camps and every george soros conspiracy theory you can remember are at it again plus there of late has paranoid rant about it how does the corporate elite profit off of an answer and i'd steal it. welcome to your take my take a live our phone lines are now open so if you want your opinion make a comment ask a question live on the air answer the question you know what are you thankful for tomorrow's thanksgiving i'm thankful for family friends for for this show for you watching give us a call at two o two nine zero four twenty one thirty four so let's pick up our first caller the night robert in mount vernon indiana a robert what's up. thank you and the same to you and i like your show very little water left i don't know what. so what are you calling about. well. beca

workers have their own organization called our wal-mart organization united for respect for wal-mart workers they feel is their own organization and it's not an external union coming in and trying to organize them although the united food and commercial workers union is working very closely with them. but this is their own their own organization and they responded very positively to that where other other efforts have failed to unionize wal-mart the second thing which is very important is they have so many community allies women's groups immigrant groups labor groups i'll keep groups all came on black friday and have been supportive through it and are going to continue coming out in support of these low income workers who are some of the most vulnerable workers in in the national workforce and internationally also of course given the scope of wal-mart the largest employer in the world so these are two factors i think that are very very important and. very well for the escalation of the campaign and the prospect of a successful outcomes going forward interest you think the shopper. on

that is not what qualified to do as wal-mart purpose of the house to tell wal-mart where to go. >> they don't. wal-mart knew where there stores were damaged. john: what about the police? >> there is a difference between the two. disaster response is most the effective locally. no doubt those who have local knowledge are the best first responders. fema is a bureaucracy in washington doee not understand as well the needs from local community. >> your study was fascinating. you go back to hijack to say the market. wal-mart has a special type of knowledge to understand the market. you point* out to the were giving out the goods for free. so the market indicators thick use the extra edge so how does that economic theory applies? >> they were selling goods and giving them for free. bastand their employees live in those communities by helping them they help themselves. john: vs. agreed people who want to make a profit? >> it is "overblown" it is not a by gary choice where cpanies run their world or the government does. john: but th john: we have lights, electricity, it is wonderful but to the

he says wal-mart wages. >> the fact that a company like wal-mart is paying wages this low has economicpacts well beyond the employer themselves. >> reporter: most shoppers say they understand but are going to continue to shop at wal- mart. >> i'm a dedicated shopper at wal-mart, whether they protest or not i'm still going to come to wal-mart. >> reporter: wal-mart reported there was little impact, the stores had record black friday sales. reporting live in san leandro, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the wal- mart labor action. this was a scene in southern california. a crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered at the entrance to the store in the city of paramount. sheriff deputies ordered the protesters to leave and most of them obeyed but nine people did not and they were arrested without incident. >>> another arrest came in portland oregon. police took a 33-year-old protester into custody last night after he yelled at employees then refused to leave. things were peaceful outside the portland wal-mart today. >>> you know about black friday, how about plab

that is not what qualified to do as wal-mart purpose of the house tell wal-mart where to go. >> they don't. wal-mart knew where there stores were damaged. john: hat about the police? >> there is a difference between the two. disaster response is most the effective locally. no doubt those who he local knowledge are the best first responders. fema is a bureaucracy in washington doee not understand as well the needs from local community. >> your study was fascinating. you go back to hijack to say the market. wal-mart has a special type of knowledge to understand the market. you point* out to the were giving out the goods for free. so the market indicators thick use the extra edge so how does that economic theory applies? >> they were selling goods and giving them for free. bandstand their employees live in those communities by helping them they help themselves. john: vs. agreed people who want to make a profit? >> it is "overblown" it is not a by gary choice where companies run their world or the government does. john: but th so anyway, i've been to a lot of places. you know, i've helpe

in the bus to the rest of the news another wal-mart workers strike is underway today dozens of wal-mart warehouse workers and mira loma california walked off the job to protest unsafe working conditions and retaliation by management this is the latest walkout in a string of labor disruptions at wal-mart supply warehouses and retail outlets in september workers are hoping this latest strike spreads to other wal-mart suppliers and retail outlets ahead of the busiest shopping day of the year and next week black friday and wal-mart's fifty year history not a single store in the united states has succeeded in forming a union that again never in the retail giants fifty year history of workers been walking off the job and mouse as we've seen in recent months and with black friday looming and wal-mart workers receiving support from nationwide organizations like occupy and a national organization of women which could be this could be a shopping day to remember for the latest josh eidelson joins me now he's a labor journalist and contributing writer to the nation's salon and in these times josh w

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when wal-mart opens up on black friday, shoppers will be seeing more than the sale signs. it looks like there will be protest signs carried by the unhappy employees. cbs 5 news reporter on the growing unrest at the biggest private employer on the planet. >> reporter: dozens of wal-mart workers, protested outside this store near washington, d.c. today. >> and we want a living wage. we want to be respected on our jobs. >> reporter: hundreds of similar pickets are planned at wal-mart stores and warehouses across the country. >> and this is not a fun experience anymore, no. >> reporter: he has worked at this wal-mart near los angeles for four years. the former employee of the month makes $9.80 an hour. >> are you scheduled to work on black friday? >> yes. >> do you plan to go to work on black friday? >> no. >> how come? >> well wal-mart needs to learn that it is not fair how they treat us. >> reporter: the protesters want minimum hourly pay raised to $13. more full-time work and less costly health care. next year their insurance premiums will jump by as much as 36% and as wal-

. >> we're not trying to hate wal-mart.e don't hate wal-mart. we hate the way the practices are. that's all it is. >> reporter: anthony, organizersers say this is not the end of the planned protests, but wal-mart is doing its best to make sure it is. they've complained with the national labor relations board arguing that these protests are an illegal attempt to disrupt business. wal-mart, however, at this point is still waiting for the board's decision on that. >> mason: thanks, lee. the one-time murder capital does a complete turnaround. was a texas man wrongly executed? and -- ♪ three cool cats, three cool cats -- ♪ >> mason: if you ran a record company would you sign this group? when the "cbs evening news" continues. how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours? with thermacare heatwraps. thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief, try thermacare. to relax, soothe, and unlock tight mus

wal-mart asked authorities to blockett protest calling it illegal. they want to inform shoppers about wal-mart's unfair work conditions. >> talking about shopping, this year thursday is the new black for holiday shoppers. a lot of stores plan to open tomorrow as early as 8:00 p.m. after the thanksgiving meals. 7 on your side's michael finney has a look at some of the best deals you will find in the madness of the holiday shopping rush. >> the ads scream incredible deals, offering the lowest prices of the season. retailers are pulling out all of the stops offering everything from bargain bikes and cut rate cook wear to free dog antlers for these door buster once a year sales at prices up to 80% off. and even higher. and shoppers will be jamming the stores and even camping out to snag deals that may only be available for a day, an hour or when supplies run out. in fact, they are offering shoppers a guarantee from 10:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. thanksgiving night. it is three items. a 32-inch emerson high deftv for $148. an lg blue ray player for $38 and a

. >>> wal-mart is just one of a list of major retailers planning to open early and stay open late to lure in black friday shoppers. rob roth is live now in oakland where protesters are hoping to disrupt the search for those holiday bargains. >> reporter: we were with the protesters when they went inside shouting their demands. the protest is part of the nationwide campaign to pressure wal-mart into paying workers more and providing better benefits. the noisy but peaceful demonstration caught shoppers offguard. >> i understand the cause so i respect it. i'm for it, so i hope they get exactly what they're asking for. >> reporter: bravo is a custodian at wal-mart. he says he lives paycheck to paycheck, earning 9.85 an hour. >> we deserve more and i believe wal-mart should pay us more. >> reporter: wal-mart says its turnover rate is lower than the national retail average and that their benefit plans are as good or better than their competitors. >> we are here to respect wal- mart employees. >> reporter: the protest is part of a buildup to a plan beginning thanksgiving night and through b

one fair labor is working wal-mart. texas. unfair labor is seeing your healthcare premiums skyrocket year after year. unfair labor is being denied the hours needed to support your family. >> historically, the plaintiff's bar has viewed wal-mart as being a place where employees are exploited, low paid, long working hours no job security. >> for its part the united food and commercial workers union says wal-mart is just grasping at straws here, greg. >> greg: they make about $10 to $11 an hour which is fairly consistent with retail. we have been waiting for a ruling from the national labor relations board. do we have any idea how that ruling might go? >> well, the math does not bode well for wal-mart. the nlrb is presently comprised of three board members. three democrats and one republic. of the democrats two were placed on the boarded by president obama as recess appointments. the complaint here was filed in little rock. it's the memphis regional office of the nlrb that has handled the investigation thus far. they have been de

congratulations wal-mart. the quasi unionized workers should look at hostess and say the whole place could shout down if they do this. >> andrea: what should wal-mart as they prepare for busiest day in shopping say? they can't say get the heck out and bring new people in. i guess they could. >> dana: timing wise from workers porous perspective, perfect timing. everyone is talking about black friday. america needs strong retail season to help financially. i don't understand why there couldn't discussion about the incentive. mitch daniels, goes as the governor of indiana. turns it around. dmv is great example. how did he do it? incentive pay. it would be great if wal-mart said we would work together and make sure we are the best retailer. if that happens, excellent results. i think the more predictable schedule thing. if you are a single mom or dad you could want a predictable schedule to pick up your kid on time from school and get them to sports or whatever. when they ask for less expensive healthcare plan tha