Comments on: Walmart Worker Dies in Black Friday Stampede http://urbanworkbench.com/walmart-worker-dies-in-black-friday-stampede Sustainable Designs for Life Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:41:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: <img src='http://urbanworkbench.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/twitter.png'/> Mike Thomas http://urbanworkbench.com/walmart-worker-dies-in-black-friday-stampede/comment-page-1#comment-1030 Mike Thomas Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:54:18 +0000 http://urbanworkbench.com/?p=1406#comment-1030 This incident is definitely not unique in terms of workplace deaths, but it represents a death related to rampant consumerism. Interestingly, Walmart takes out life and accident insurance for their employees, not for the benefit of the employees, but for the benefit of the corporation. Check out this article from two years ago... http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8378493/c_8376414 This incident is definitely not unique in terms of workplace deaths, but it represents a death related to rampant consumerism.

Interestingly, Walmart takes out life and accident insurance for their employees, not for the benefit of the employees, but for the benefit of the corporation. Check out this article from two years ago…
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8378493/c_8376414

]]> By: EJ http://urbanworkbench.com/walmart-worker-dies-in-black-friday-stampede/comment-page-1#comment-1029 EJ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:28:06 +0000 http://urbanworkbench.com/?p=1406#comment-1029 Why is this news? Symbolic? yes, unique? no. In 2001 Worksafe BC says there were 168 work-related deaths. Most never make the news - yet these are in your and my community. These people and others around the world die for our consumer needs and greed. Why is this news? Symbolic? yes, unique? no.
In 2001 Worksafe BC says there were 168 work-related deaths. Most never make the news – yet these are in your and my community.
These people and others around the world die for our consumer needs and greed.

]]> By: JamesCC http://urbanworkbench.com/walmart-worker-dies-in-black-friday-stampede/comment-page-1#comment-1024 JamesCC Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:31:06 +0000 http://urbanworkbench.com/?p=1406#comment-1024 Supporters of these mad rush sales would say that it is good to generate hype over ridiculously cheap goods to stimulate the economy - and that this was just a set of unfortunate circumstances. Your comparison with the future is bleak - but no one said it would remain easy to get food or other goods. Supporters of these mad rush sales would say that it is good to generate hype over ridiculously cheap goods to stimulate the economy – and that this was just a set of unfortunate circumstances. Your comparison with the future is bleak – but no one said it would remain easy to get food or other goods.

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