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Living Wage Protest at Clinton Wal-Mart

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Several grass-roots organizations joined together on Tuesday in front of the Clinton Wal-Mart on Highway 80 to rally in support of a living wage. The group, comprised of members of the People's Freedom Caravan, protested against low wages and a lack of health coverage for Wal-Mart employees.

The People's Freedom Caravan, according to member Jill Johnston, is comprised of "75 plus organizations from the South and Southwest fighting to bridge what we call the 'democracy divide.'"

The 75 organizations range from immigrant rights groups to workers' rights groups. Additionally, film crews from Spain, Germany and Japan were present at the rally shooting footage to include in documentaries.

The caravan will stop in 11 cities to highlight various issues of social justice. The buses, which began their trip in New Mexico, stopped in Clinton on their way to Atlanta, where the first ever United States Social Forum was held last weekend.

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67866
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Check out this Web site: Wake Up Wal-Mart

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LatashaWillis
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2007-07-06T07:57:31-06:00
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67867
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I think they're delusional if they think wal-mart is going to pull out of any alleged Scrooge mode anytime soon.

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Ironghost
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2007-07-06T08:26:53-06:00

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