Kenneth Ingram joins several other local union members and labor organizers dressed as Santa to protest a recent change in Walmart’s holiday pay policy outside the local Walmart on Germantown Parkway in Memphis. (Photo: Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)In a scene reminiscent of the mythical Festivus holiday from Seinfeld, Santa stood on the sidewalk in front of Walmart on Monday airing his grievances.
Actually, there were eight Santas, and they had one particular grievance: holiday pay.
The coordinated event outside the Walmart Supercenter in Memphis was part of a 13-city, 11-state effort to highlight the retail giant’s policy regarding holiday compensation.
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