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Vol. 81/No. 39 October 23, 2017
Walmart workers give ‘blood money’ to build SWP
In September, 11 members and friends of the Socialist Workers Party who
work at Walmart contributed $1,045.76 from “MyShare” blood money to the
SWP Capital Fund. The contributions ranged from $26 to $154. “Enclosed
is $203.65 in blood money from three of us working at Walmart in the
area here,” Carole Lesnick from Oakland, California, wrote. “Two of us
are getting rather small checks. The company says this is due to
increased accidents on the job and ‘bad’ customer service. They blame
the workers though most of us know this is a lie. Then they schedule us
for fewer hours to work!”
Communist workers use the term blood money to describe bonuses and other
bribes from the bosses that are designed to get us to accept speedup,
lower wages, concession contracts and dangerous working conditions.
Refusing to be beholden to boss bribes is the political and financial
foundation of the SWP Capital Fund, which finances the long-range work
of the party, and helps fellow workers understand what the SWP stands for.
“Enclosed is my contribution of $35.41,” writes Ilona Gersh from
Chicago. “It’s the first time I’ve ever received a ‘MyShare’ check. The
company usually comes up with excuses that affect their bottom line of
profits at this store.”
If you want to join in turning a boss’s attempted bribe into something
that can help advance the line of march of the working class, contact
the SWP in your area listed on page 8 to make a contribution.
— BRIAN WILLIAMS
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