Last week, Making Change at Walmart (MCAW) launched a celebrity accountability campaign aimed at Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Antoine Fuqua and Marc Forster, who directed three Walmart commercials that aired during the Academy Awards.
“When you have the rich and famous using their craft to cover up the real story of the largest retailer paying many of their workers so poorly that they have to rely on food stamps to survive, you have to wonder when will working families have their story told?” said MCAW Director Randy Parraz.
MCAW also published a “letter to Hollywood” in Variety magazine to draw attention to Walmart’s treatment of workers, which generated over 8,000 signatures; produced a 30-second commercial; and held an action the night before the Academy Awards near the Dolby Theater.
“For years, celebrities have performed at Walmart shareholder meetings, enjoyed exclusive promotional deals, and have profited from selling their products in Walmart stores, all while workers, many of them fans of these celebrities, struggle to make ends meet. American workers deserve better pay, better treatment, and better “values” from their employer and if Hollywood won’t tell their story, then we will,” said Parraz.
You can sign the “letter to Hollywood” petition here.
this is Tom P Noonan when I was working over at San Fernando Ca Sam’s Club 6625 on August 26 2002 the Sam’s Club Member told the Manager about Me I hit the Member with a Shopping Cart and call her name the Member told the Manager at Sam’s Club to Fire me because I was Rude to Memberby accident then Paul Kingbury the Sam’s Club came into the Sam’s Club Parking Lot next to the Tire Shop told Me the Paul said to Me/ Paul Said Tom I want to You about the Member said You hit the Member with a Basket and call her name and said to Me why did You hit the Member with a basket and call her name then I said to Paul it’s too hot in the San Fernando Valley and Paul said to Me I want to talk to Your Job Coach then I said to Paul I want to apologized to the Member and Paul said to Me we can lose our Business then August 20 2002 Paul said to Me what did you call name and I said to Paul I call her a Witch the Paul wrote a Exit Interview and said to Me First Level Tom hit the Member with a Shopping Cart and call her name and Second level Paul said to Me when we make a error we can hear him call her name we can lose our Business we need a apologized I and Tom will call her name and Third Level Paul said to me this time Tom will be Terminated we will let go I did sign the Exit Interview Form/I said to Paul I’m very sorry and Paul said to Me we can’t have that then Human Resource put on another Exit Interview then I got Terminated on August 28 2002 for Gross Misconduct like I was Rude to Member like I brush her with a Basket and call her name on August 26 2002.
Thank You Very Much
From Tom P Noonan