An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 19, 2024
- April 18, 2024
- April 17, 2024
- April 16, 2024
- April 15, 2024
- April 14, 2024
- April 13, 2024
Some of Our Sources
- Pearsonified
- Six Revisions
- Abduzeedo
- You The Designer
- Web Designer Depot
- FanExtra - PSD
- My Ink Blog
- Spyre Studios
- Freelance Switch
- The Verge
Help Webnuz
Referal links:
November 20, 2013 08:45 am GMT
Protesters, targeting Walmart Board Member Marissa Mayer, disrupted a fireside chat today between her and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff at the SaaS provider’s annual conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The protesters, with a group called Our Walmart,stormedthefireside chat to protest working conditions at Walmart andthe plight of about 80workerswho were fired by the retailchain. Thedisruption to the fireside chat lasted no more than a few minutes as the protesters were quickly escorted out of the event. After their removal, Benioff quipped that he would have had multiple groups enterinf the conference hall from different directions if he was leading the protesters. Our WalMart have been active protesters in a strategic campaign to pressure the company into raising the base wages for Walmart workers. More protests are scheduled for Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and the traditional start of the holidayseason. The protesters were also planning to picket in front of AT&T Park tonight where Salesforce is hosting its big party, featuring the band Green Day and 1980 star Blondie. According to published reports, yesterday, the federal government condemned Walmart’s practices, saying the company acted illegally againstitsworkers. Walmart denies the claim, saying they acted in compliance with the law. It was a lighter moment in a day that also witnessed people protesting Sean Penn, who they say is interfering in Haitian politics. Penn appeared at Dreamforce to discuss his organization’s reief efforts. Protest ag Sean Penn at Dreamforce 2013 conf in San Francisco for interfering with #Haitian politics. pic.twitter.com/0ssdeVCGAU Nicole Phillips (@BuddhistLawyer) November 19, 2013
Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/1M559nLG2Mg/
Protesters Disrupt Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Fireside Chat With Salesforce's Marc Benioff For Her Role On The Walmart Board of Directors
Protesters, targeting Walmart Board Member Marissa Mayer, disrupted a fireside chat today between her and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff at the SaaS provider’s annual conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The protesters, with a group called Our Walmart,stormedthefireside chat to protest working conditions at Walmart andthe plight of about 80workerswho were fired by the retailchain. Thedisruption to the fireside chat lasted no more than a few minutes as the protesters were quickly escorted out of the event. After their removal, Benioff quipped that he would have had multiple groups enterinf the conference hall from different directions if he was leading the protesters. Our WalMart have been active protesters in a strategic campaign to pressure the company into raising the base wages for Walmart workers. More protests are scheduled for Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and the traditional start of the holidayseason. The protesters were also planning to picket in front of AT&T Park tonight where Salesforce is hosting its big party, featuring the band Green Day and 1980 star Blondie. According to published reports, yesterday, the federal government condemned Walmart’s practices, saying the company acted illegally againstitsworkers. Walmart denies the claim, saying they acted in compliance with the law. It was a lighter moment in a day that also witnessed people protesting Sean Penn, who they say is interfering in Haitian politics. Penn appeared at Dreamforce to discuss his organization’s reief efforts. Protest ag Sean Penn at Dreamforce 2013 conf in San Francisco for interfering with #Haitian politics. pic.twitter.com/0ssdeVCGAU Nicole Phillips (@BuddhistLawyer) November 19, 2013Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/1M559nLG2Mg/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Techcrunch
TechCrunch is a leading technology blog, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.More About this Source Visit Techcrunch