An Asheville Kmart will close in January, creating opportunities for 53 current employees to find work. Last year at this time, Sears Holding decided to close 100 of its stores due to decreased sales.
Meanwhile, Walmart employees are using social media to organize a nationwide strike on Black Friday. Unlike the 9.7 percent of North Carolinians who were unemployed last summer (excluding those who had given up looking for work), these people want to hog the jobs they hate while not fulfilling their responsibilities. An article in the Daily Dot is followed by multiple tips encouraging people not to be afraid of anti-union sentiments, but to connect with a local “organizer” to find out how to strike without losing the miserable jobs.
