According to the Organization United for Respect at Walmart, 1,000 protests occurred at Wal-Mart stores across 46 states, with hundreds of workers walking off the job in an unprecedented decentralized, open-source strike at the retail giant. Local Occupy groups supported actions in dozens of cities. OWS joined with 99 Pickets, ALIGN, the Retail Action Project, and others to show solidarity to Wal-mart workers in Secaucus, New Jersey. Despite attempts by Wal-Mart's propaganda department to downplay the events, the latest massive wave of strikes and solidarity actions at Wal-Mart forced even the corporate media to pay attention, and put the 1% on notice: When we work together, another world is possible. We do not have to accept poverty, low wages, or unfair working conditions with no benefits while six members of the Walton family are worth more than the bottom 42% of American families combined.

However, the struggle is far from over! Today's inspiring actions point the way forward. Please continue to support OUR Wal-Mart and all low-wage workers in the struggle for economic justice and show support for the courageous workers and unemployed people on the frontlines against income inequality.

They say roll back, we say fight back!

[Via OccupyWallSt.]

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Filmed April 14, 2012. The Tax Dodgers, Corporate Loopholes, and The Occuponics perform a song parody of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at the Occupy Wall Street Spring Awakening in Central Park. The Tax Dodgers are a performance troupe whose mission is to call out corporations who don't pay their fair share of taxes. The Occuponics, anchored by Paul Stein and Steve Baldwin, play in support of Occupy Wall Street.

Here are the lyrics:

Take me out to the tax game.

Bail me out with the banks.

Buy me a bonus and tax rebates.

Never pay nuthin’ not fed’ral or state.

So it’s shoot, shoot, shoot for the loopholes.

It’s law, so you can’t complain.

For its one, two, three-trillion you’re out,

Since we rigged the game!

Take me out to the tax game.

Flip the bird to the crowd.

Losers pay taxes, we take rebates.

‘cuz we make the rules for the corporate state.

And it's wham, bam, slam through the loopholes.

We always win, what a game!

We’re the one, yes, the one percent,

And we have no shame!