Just as a continuation on Wednesday's piece, activist/employees continue to fight within their organization for better wages. Those who can may want to use direct action to stand with them. Otherwise, one can consider boycotting Walmart ( as a resident of a densely built-up urban area, I can and have been avoiding Walmart, even though there's one across the street from me, with ease, but I understand for some areas, Walmart has become something like the "only game in town", making avoiding patronizing them challenging). Apparently people boycott McDonald's all the time for all kinds of reasons (I just despise fast food for all the things so, there you go), but may be sensitive to feedback. These aren't the only two major corps that pay minimal wages and have crappy attitudes regarding their workers--you may have noticed that there is an ongoing "War on Thanksgiving". You can boycott doing any shopping on Thanksgiving, or for that matter, not participate in the gross consumer frenzy Black Friday has become.
Also we can contact our elected officials to show our support for a living wage (via petitions if you must, because clicktivism is a thing or use this widget to send them a more personalized statement), and make sure we work to elect people who will do just that.
If people are trying to work for a living, and not making it, maybe we can all work for a living wage. (I know that sounds awkward. I am not a great sloganeer.)
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