According to the UFCW local 1500, the television network CBS should be ashamed of itself for refusing to show the union’s ad attacking Target on the network’s Time Square jumbotron. The ad accuses Target of paying low wages, disrespect and discrimination. Tashawna Green, a Valley Stream Target employee, inexplicably invoked the spirits of Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather before slamming the network for daring to care about millions in Target ad revenue. “All we want to do is get our message out to the public that Target Stores does not treat us right and we would like to see change come to our workplace. They let politicians run ads trashing each other all the time, but when the average citizen needs a public forum, they shut us down. I guess Target’s money is more important to CBS that letting the voice of their loyal viewers be heard.” Gee, Tashawna, ya think? “It is outrageous and immoral for them to now reject the advertisement,” added outraged and offended union spokesperson Patrick Purcell. “The aisles at Target and the halls of CBS both stink tonight with the smell of censorship… These actions, by both CBS and Target, crystallize why Americans are disgusted by irresponsible corporations that pray at the altar of profits. This matter is far from over…”
