Occupy Pittsburg protesters flash mob target store.

[powderman]

US Video: Occupy Pittsburgh ‘Flash Mob’ Storms Target

• Posted on December 11, 2011 at 12:08pm by Madeleine Morgenstern

Image source: YouTube

Facing a Sunday deadline to vacate their encampment, Occupy Pittsburgh demonstrators nevertheless stormed a local Target retail store Saturday in protest of the company’s hiring practices.
Protesters in the “flash mob” chanted and marched inside the store for about 10 minutes before dispersing, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Among their gripes was the company’s policy of hiring part-time versus full-time workers, the newspaper said.
Police were on the scene but no arrests were made.
Video posted online shows a noisy crowd of protesters marching from the store’s entrance up to the main level, chanting at customers and employees who were caught off guard.
“What do we want?“ ”Unions!“ ”When do we want ‘em?“ ”Now!” protesters shouted.
Local media reports about the number of protesters that participated varied: The Post-Gazette described it as “nearly 100” while the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review pegged the number closer to 350.
According to the Tribune-Review, the march was preceded by a “human rights rally” nearby.
Occupy Pittsburgh has been ordered to vacate its park encampment by Sunday, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times. BNY Mellon, which owns the park, informed protesters Friday they must leave and said it will ask a court for an injunction if they do not.
Image source: YouTube

Image source: YouTube

Image source: YouTube 
 

[m-g Willy]

Complaining about Target hiring part time instead of full time workers???
Geee! Maybe the part time workers should quit?
Or maybe the part time workers are happy that they even have a job?
OR.....Seeing it's TARGET's money ....they should be able to spend it anyway they want to!!!
When the OWS protesters start hiring workers they can have the option on how to spend their own money....instead of telling others how they should spend theirs.
 

[powderman]

Walmart pioneered the part time thing. Every year right after Christmas they purge the staff, getting rid of as many as they can, especially the few full timers left. Wm used to give a raise at 3 mo but it's now a year folks work at the starting rate, there are no longer merit raises either. Most businesses are like this now. The $ general stores are even worse. POWDERMAN. 

[magooch]

Supply and demand.  Of course the workers could always try to unionize Walmart, but from what I hear, it doesn't work out so well.

[powderman]

Supply and demand.  Of course the workers could always try to unionize Walmart, but from what I hear, it doesn't work out so well.

 
They did one, up in Canada, they locked the drs and moved out. POWDERMAN. 

[blind ear]

The OWS doesn't have leadership or a united stated dirrection but hanging "flash mob" on the store invasion doesn't seem to fit.

[powderman]

EAR. That was the title as it was written. No, it doesn't really fit but I used it because thats what the writer wrote. POWDERMAN. 

[ironglow]

The OWS doesn't have leadership or a united stated dirrection but hanging "flash mob" on the store invasion doesn't seem to fit.

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   Are you kidding yourself ?  The OWS is funded and supported by the unions, Democrat party and every other leftist-leaning, Fabian-Socialist gane there is !  It is only natural they would demand that target unionize...their string pullers demand it !

[lakota]

Is disrupting legal commerce that is taking place on private property protected under the 1st Amendment?

[kevinsmith5]

^no

[ironglow]

Is disrupting legal commerce that is taking place on private property protected under the 1st Amendment?

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  Since when have the unions and other leftists/Marxists bothered to harbor any concern for the constitution ?

[lakota]

Is disrupting legal commerce that is taking place on private property protected under the 1st Amendment?

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  Since when have the unions and other leftists/Marxists bothered to harbor any concern for the constitution ?

Well I notice that they sure like to kick and scream about their 1st amendment rights when they are hauled off for going too far