Martin, Judd, and Will in song next to WalMart voting booth
How much workplace democracy is there for WalMart workers in Bangor? Some people from Wildcat SLAP and Food AND Medicine figured today was a great day to find out. They carried over the voting booth pictured above and tried to distribute some ballots for workers to use, right at at the store. Store management quickly displayed their actual interest in workplace democracy by ejecting the effort.
At the dinner event later at the Eastern Maine Labor Council in Brewer, Maine Commissioner of Labor Laura A. Fortman gave some remarks recognizing workers injured and killed on the job--21 died in 2008. May Day is workers Memorial Day too. Ms. Fortman also recognized the contributions of the first woman to be a member of the Cabinet, Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Read about her Maine roots HERE.
Laura Fortman speaks next to the smiley face
Posted by The Owl at 22:14. Filed under: Labor and business
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