Dive Brief:
- A Walmart in Ohio is getting some unwanted attention following news reports that it runs a Thanksgiving food drive for its workers.
- Two bins with signs saying "Please donate food items here so Associates in Need can enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner," were placed in an employee-only section of the store. A photo of the bin was posted by Our Walmart, a group that seeks to unionize employees at the retailer. That photo has gone viral and attracted considerable attention to Walmart's wages.
- Folks at the Ohio store are upset with how the bins have become a battleground in the unionization war.
Dive Insight:
We can engage in capitalist bashing with the best of them. Few things bother us as much as greed. But this appears to be a story about the exact opposite of greed. This is an example of people doing what they are supposed to do -- rallying around each other in times of difficulty. That's something worth celebrating. And this Thanksgiving we're grateful that there are folks in Canton, Ohio, who care about their coworkers.
