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25 Apr
2016

Making Change at Walmart and UFCW Local 1996 Join Vigil for Walmart Worker Killed by Shoplifter

photo via Gwinnett Daily Post

photo via Gwinnett Daily Post

On April 21, Making Change at Walmart and members of UFCW Local 1996 joined the Atlanta Labor Council, Atlanta Jobs With Justice and Georgia House Representative Dewey McClain at a candlelight vigil in front of the Walmart Supercenter in Lilburn, Georgia, in honor of J.D. Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson, a 25-year-old Walmart loss prevention officer and father of three young children, was shot and killed trying to stop a shoplifter from stealing three televisions on Sunday, April 10. During the event, the groups presented Walmart management with a bulletproof vest to demonstrate how Mr. Ferguson’s life could have been saved.

“The Walton family owns more wealth than 40 percent of all Americans combined,” Rep. McClain said. “However, they can’t invest $75 in a vest to try to help their loss prevention officer be safe. If there was a union here at Walmart, the first priority would be safety.”

One Response to “Making Change at Walmart and UFCW Local 1996 Join Vigil for Walmart Worker Killed by Shoplifter”

  1. Tom P Noonan April 26th, 2016

    I been wrongful Termination from San Fernando Sam’s Club 6625 on August 28 2002 for being accused Gross Misconduct on August 26 2002 like I hit Her with a Shopping Cart and call Her name because it is was too hot in the San Fernando Valley.

    Thank You Very Much
    From Tom P Noonan

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