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Across the country disrupted the consumption that defines black friday, reminding everyone there are workers involved in the equation. we talked to two of these workers last weekend. and yesterday, they were joined by hundreds of striking walmart workers across 46 states according to organizers. walmart for its part has said fewer than 50 associates across the country participated in the strike and triumphantly reported this black friday as their best yet. for organizations that have tried for years to bring attention to the labor practices of walmart and other big-box retailers, yesterday was...

Louisiana who went on strike, got walmart to suspend the supplier and laid the groundwork for the wave of strikes. >> so the the retaliation took you to the next level of covering this. >> since this summer, i have been covering examples of workers. walmart workers have been speaking out over wages, working conditions, and the response that the workers have alleged has been management legally trying to discourage them, but illegally firing and threatening people. >> so people have lost their jobs because they have spoken out against the company's practices. correct? >> i have talked to numerou...

But in october we saw 160 retail workers on the strike. now we'll get to see how many co-workers they could bring along for black friday. >> what would a thousand stores walking out, what would that do? >> it has the potential to cut into the brand and sales when a huge chunk of business for the whole year happens. it can inspire as well. >> so the legal action that has now been put in front of the labor relations board, that was one of the things you wrote about. does it surprise you the company did that and what effect do you think it's going to have? >> it's just a matter of time. labor law...

Got walmart to suspend the supplier and laid the groundwork for the wave of strikes. >> so the the retaliation took you to the next level of covering this. >> since this summer, i have been covering examples of workers. walmart workers have been speaking out over wages, working conditions, and the response that the workers have alleged has been management legally trying to discourage them, but illegally firing and threatening people. >> so people have lost their jobs because they have spoken out against the company's practices. correct? >> i have talked to numerous workers who have alleged tha...

Skin at this point. i'm going to die in this fleece. >> he should totally host the show he did a great job. time for "news nation" gut check. more retailers are looking to get a jump on the holiday shopping season by opening doors on thanksgiving day. toys a toy ss r us, walmart and others. some employees are fighting back and sish lates signed petitions asking companies to hold off on thanksgiving hours. one target employee wroetd, thanksgiving is one of the three days us retail workers get off a year, a day most all of us spend with family. we only get to see on that day. that petition has g...