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Show your support for U.S. Walmart workers fired for standing up for their freedom of speech. Send a message to the Walmart board of directors.

More than 100 Walmart workers have returned home from a legally protected strike. They protested Walmart’s illegal attempts to silence them when they spoke out against Walmart’s poverty jobs with the longest-ever strike against the company.

Apparently that got Walmart’s attention.

Since last Friday, Walmart responded predictably by firing 10 strikers and disciplining another 25. Unbelievable.

Yesterday, Walmart workers fought back hard. They held a sit-in at Yahoo! headquarters, where Walmart board member Marissa Mayer is CEO. Three OUR Walmart members and two protesters were arrested for taking action.

Not only is this a major assault on Walmart workers; it’s an attempt to suppress their fundamental rights to come together and speak out for a better future.

We need to send Walmart’s board of directors, the ones who really hold the power, a clear message: This attack on our freedom to speak out against injustice will not be tolerated.

We have to act quickly and publicly to make sure that Walmart’s directors can’t sit by quietly as the company fires or disciplines even one more striker.

Across the country, Walmart workers will be taking dramatic action. Let’s show Walmart that we’re all standing behind them. Send the Walmart Board a message now:

http://action.changewalmart.org/endyoursilence