Change.org sent over this press release this morning -- to be honest I never read them, they seem boring to me for the most part. However this one caught my attention.
Here's the info -- let me know what you think -- from www.change.org:
from every state have joined an explosive
in the past day alone calling on popular retailer Target to reverse its decision to open late Thanksgiving night for pre-Black Friday shopping and instead allow workers to spend the holiday with family.
The surging
was launched by Anthony Hardwick, a Target employee in
Omaha, Nebraska
, after he learned the company’s management had moved the standard “Black Friday” opening time up from 5am on Friday to midnight on Thanksgiving. The new opening time will require employees to arrive at work no later than 11pm on Thanksgiving Day.
“By launching a Change.org campaign, I know I'm taking a risk,” said Hardwick, who currently works as a parking lot attendant for a Target store. “But I'm not just doing this for myself and my own family. I'm speaking out for the thousands of other Target employees who are concerned about risking their job by publicly taking a stand against these earlier Thanksgiving Day hours."
“And it’s not just employees who are angry,” Hardwick added. “Customers have signed onto my campaign as well, and many are starting their own petitions. Clearly, the retail giants have gone too far.”
Just days after Hardwick launched his
, 26 similar petitions were created on the Change.org platform. Target, Macy’s, Best Buy and Kohl’s all plan to open at midnight on Thanksgiving, and Walmart will go one step further with a 10 p.m. open time. Yesterday, it was announced that Toys ‘R’ Us will be opening at 9pm on Thanksgiving Day.