Below is an email from Mike Lux of the organization American Family Voices. Mike started a petition on the MoveOn website, where anyone can start their own online petition.
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Dear MoveOn member,
In retail, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day are the only two holidays that workers traditionally receive. Now that many stores are choosing to open on Thanksgiving, that break is being taken away, denying retail workers the rare opportunity to spend a holiday with their families. And most of these workers are only being paid minimum wage for their trouble.
A holiday should not be a luxury for the rich—all workers deserve time to spend with loved ones.
That's why I started a petition to retail CEOs, which says:
Thanksgiving is one of the only holidays that retail workers receive. By opening stores on Thanksgiving, stores rob thousands of men and women of the opportunity to spend time with their families.
A holiday with family should not be a luxury for the rich; we believe that all workers deserve the chance to relax and give thanks with loved ones.
We, as consumers, have the power to tell stores not to open on Thanksgiving by staying home. We hereby pledge not to shop on Thanksgiving Day, to show the retail industry that everyone deserves a holiday.
Thanks!
–Mike Lux
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