Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Walmart Slammed by OSHA on Store Safety! BE A HERO & Sign our petition demanding a security overhaul for ALL Walmart stores. WAKE UP WALMART!


IT'S "WICKED WEDNESDAY" & HERE'S HOW YOU CAN "BE A HERO!"


WakeUpWalMart.com
Dear lynn,

During last year's Black Friday blitz, large crowds and poor security lead to tragedy at a Long Island Walmart. Shoppers mobbed the store's front entrance, killing temporary employee Jdimytai Damour and injuring several customers. Since, Walmart has been blasted for its conduct by the media, the victims, and now the government.

Yesterday, OSHA slapped Walmart with the maximum penalty allowed under the law for "exposing workers to the recognized hazard of being crushed by the crowd." OSHA thinks Walmart "should have recognized... the need to implement effective crowd management to protect its employees." We couldn't agree more.

Unfortunately, all this unwanted attention hasn't brought substantive change at Walmart. Bentonville avoided criminal prosecution in New York by pledging to revamp security only in its New York stores. The rest of its stores will presumably see no security enhancement at all. This means millions of Walmart customers and workers in the other 49 states are still exposed to inadequate security.

Today, we are rallying to ensure that Walmart makes a serious, state-by-state effort to boost store security. Sign our petition today and let Walmart know we are serious about safety.

Sign our petition demanding a security overhaul for ALL Walmart stores.

As the nation's largest employer, Walmart has national responsibilities. While Walmart makes legal maneuvers with store safety in New York, more than 4,000 other American Walmart stores are potentially just as unsafe as they were before last year's Black Friday tragedy.

We can hold Walmart to a higher standard. If you, your friends, or your family have seen Walmart cut corners with store safety, please tell your story on our website. If Walmart refuses to reevaluate its own security procedures, we will do it for them, store by store.

Sign the petition and tell your story today

Walmart has already forgotten the lesson of last year's Black Friday tragedy, but we haven't. Help us make security reform a top priority at Walmart.

Thanks for all that you do,

The Team,
WakeUpWalMart.com

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