This Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, tens of millions of Americans will travel to Walmart stores to look for holiday discounts on computers, toys, and cell phones as well as to buy groceries and basic household items. But at more than 1,500 of Walmart‘s 4,000 stores, shoppers will be greeted by Walmart employees handing out leaflets and holding picket signs — „Walmart: Stop Bullying, Stop Firing, Start Paying“ and „We‘re Drawing a Line at the Poverty Line: $25,000/year“ — protesting the company‘s abusive labor practices, including poverty-level wages, stingy benefits, and irregular work schedules that make it impossible for their families to make ends meet.