Protesters press for better wages at Sterling Heights Walmart
Lauren Abdel-Razzaq The Detroit News Comments Dozens of protesters gathered outside of a Metro Detroit Walmart Friday at a union-organized event pushing for better wages and working conditions for...
View ArticleProtesters press for better wages, working conditions at Sterling Heights...
Lauren Abdel-Razzaq The Detroit News Comments Sterling Heights About 200 people protested outside of a Metro Detroit Wal-Mart Friday pushing for better wages and working conditions for workers...
View ArticlePolice called to labor protest at Sterling Heights Wal-Mart
Leaders of organized labor and union supporters protested today outside a Wal-Mart in Sterling Heights and around the country on a day many had set aside for shopping. About 100 protesters...
View ArticleMichigan labor leaders set to join rally at Wal-Mart
Several labor leaders are expected to rally at a suburban Detroit Wal-Mart store on the day traditionally viewed as the...
View ArticleBlack Friday protests outside Wal-Mart lead to arrests
While Black Friday shoppers loaded up inside Wal-Mart stores, some employees and supporters staged protests outside the retailer, demanding higher wages and more full-time work. About 100 people...
View ArticleMich. Wal-Mart is site of Black Friday labor rally
About 100 people took part in a union-organized Black Friday protest outside a Detroit-area Wal-Mart. The Friday afternoon rally in Sterling Heights, north of Detroit, was among a number held across...
View ArticleHoliday shopping begins as stores open on Thanksgiving, while retail experts...
Published November 28, 2013Associated Press Nov. 28, 2013: People browse through the isles at Kmart during Grey Thursday shopping in New York. Instead of waiting for Black Friday, which is typically...
View Article>Holiday shopping season begins on Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) — Stores are hoping holiday shoppers will gobble their turkey on Thanksgiving, but save the pumpkin pie for later. As more than a dozen major retailers from Target to Toys R Us are...
View ArticleBlack Friday now open for business
More than a dozen major US retailers are opening on Thanksgiving Day, a break with tradition that gives shoppers a jump start on holiday shopping season but has drawn protests from workers' groups that...
View ArticleWal-Mart striking workers threaten Black Friday
US FEDERAL labor officials said they don't expect to decide before Thanksgiving is over on whether to seek an injunction on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to stop a union-backed group from encouraging...
View ArticleMacy’s Joining Wal-Mart on Thanksgiving Energizes Labor
Macy’s Inc., whose annual Manhattan parade is a cherished Thanksgiving tradition for millions, is starting a new holiday ritual: It’s asking its employees to show up for work. Pressured by competition,...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday 2012: Wal-Mart, Sears, Toys R Us open at...
Put down that turkey leg. It's time to shop. No, really. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday 2012, named for the period when stores...
View ArticleBlack Friday 2012: Wal-Mart, Sears, Toys R Us open at 8 p.m., Target at 9...
Put down that turkey leg. It's time to shop. No, really. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday 2012, named for the period when stores...
View ArticleHoliday shopping season begins on Thanksgiving
Stores are hoping holiday shoppers will gobble their turkey on Thanksgiving, but save the pumpkin pie for later. As more than a dozen major retailers from Target to Toys R Us are opening on...
View ArticleLabor leaders set to join rally at Mich. Wal-Mart
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Several labor leaders are expected to rally at a suburban Detroit Wal-Mart store on the day...
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