Kmart Workers Say They Risk Being Fired If They Don’t Come In On Thanksgiving
While Kmart has claimed that stores try to staff shifts on Thanksgiving Day, which will begin before 6 a.m., with volunteers and seasonal employees, workers are reporting that they have little control over whether they’ll have to skip out on time with family and friends. In a survey of 66 self-identified Kmart employees shared exclusively with ThinkProgress, two-thirds said there would be repercussions if they refused to work on Thanksgiving Day, including half who said they could be fired and others who said they risked… Read more…
