The US Folk Union organizes a nationwide boycott of Walmart for a week in April, starting today to April 14. The Union demanded similar boycott against Nestlé and Amazon.
The Union also planned one -day economic outages, which will take place on April 18. Previously, February 28 was called economic outages, which later spread to a number of businesses and shops, including Amazon and Nestlé in March.
Boykot Walmart will focus on online platforms, private brands, health services, warehouse compositions, financial services, subscriptions, delivery and collection of food and retail stores.
What is economic outages
The Union encouraged US citizens to refrain from expenditure for 24 hours as an act of resistance to what the founder of the group described as a malignant influence of billionaires, large corporations and both major political parties about the lives of working Americans.
Other groups and individuals organize longer boycotts for protest companies that have reduced their initiatives in the area of diversity, equity and integration, and stand against the steps of President Donald Trump to abolish all federal programs and dei policies.
What is the folk Union of the USA
Lid’s Union’s statement said in its statement: “We are not a protest. We are a movement of people we organize to take control of our economy, the government and the future of our country.”
“Regardless of which side of the political fence you are standing, you should be able to agree on this corporate greed and political corruption in this country suffocates,” he said.
The Folk Union of the US, which acquires recognition for the opening of the day without exhibitions, was only recently founded by John Schwarz, a teacher of meditation, who lives in the Chicago region, according to his social media accounts, said the report.
The website contains a link to the crowdfunding web, where Schwarz asked for help from the US Folk Union. Since March 2025, it showed more than $ 95,000 per donations, the vast majority of $ 50 and less.
The term “Blackout” was previously applied to a protest of 2020 initiated by two black women who wanted the music industry to take the day to talk about racism and how the industry benefited from black artists. They created a campaign under the hashtag #Theshowmustbepaused. Social media users have joined by publishing black squares and stopping their resources to show the support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Walmart’s loss of valuation
Walmart’s market cap in March fell by $ 22 billion after the news had interrupted that consumer confidence in the US fell to a 12 -year minimum. In February, CEO of Doug McMillon said he noticed the “emphasized” behavior of consumers who were more limited to the budget.
Walmart’s stock price dropped by about 3% on the market with the market closure of March 25, resulting in its market ceiling dropped to about $ 680 billion.
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