Walmart employs approximately 1 percent of the U.S. population and offers an average annual salary of $15,576, well below the federal poverty level set at $22,050. In recent months, a nationwide movement has gained momentum to pressure Walmart into changing the practices that condemn a large number of Americans to poverty.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, if Walmart raised the average yearly pay to $25,000, 700,000 Americans would immediately rise out of poverty. This additional income, once injected into the national economy, would account for the creation of 100,000 new jobs.
"The scale of support and nationwide activity being planned for Black Friday is unlike anything we've seen in recent history. Black Friday is destined to become a Labor Day, not of picnics but of action for workers," said Peter Dreier.

Jim von Maur, the fourth generation to run the Iowa-based Von Maur Department Store, said its “family-oriented focus” of staying closed Thanksgiving and Christmas “is never going to change.”“Some things are sacred,” Von Maur said, “including spending time with family and loved ones on Thanksgiving and other holidays.

We joint Jerry Pippin for his Thanksgiving message and Dr Maya Angelou Forgiveness Is the Answer from interview.

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