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沃尔玛黑色周五大罢工的利益博弈Thousands of Wal-Mart employees wont be pushing away from the Thanksgiving meal today to visit with family, watch football, or even clean the dishes. Instead, theyll be heading to work to welcome bargain-hunting shoppers.But some of the retail giants employees are opting out this year. One of those is Yesenia Yaber, a cashier at a Chicago Walmart (WMT) store, who says she really needs her job to support her five young children, says shes told her bosses that she cant work on Thanksgiving.For the past two years, Yaber, who has protested working conditions as part of the union-backed group OUR Walmart, has worked in the early morning for the stores Black Friday sales, the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. This year, she says she was assigned to a shift to prepare for the stores 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day opening. For her, its not only about being with her children for the holiday meal, its also a practical matter.I cant work overnight, she says. My mom babysits the kids. Two of my kids are special needs. She cant stay up all night.For Wal-Mart, its also a matter OF practicality, though. The door-buster sale is a commercial juggernaut. Last year, stores racked up $52.4 billion in sales over the four-day Thanksgiving shopping weekend, up 16% over the previous year. Nabbing that heavily discounted flat screen TV or tablet isnt just about jostling with fellow budget-minded shoppers; it is a badge of bargain-hunting prowess.Earlier this month, Wal-Mart and its competitors, including Target (TGT) and Sears (SHLD), announced that bargain specials would start Thursday evening instead of the pre-dawn hours of Friday.Walmart stores are typically open on Thanksgiving Day, but what was once an optional way for workers to make some holiday overtime cash has now become a source of confrontation. This year, customers will not just be coming in for miscellaneous purchases but are expected to be arriving in droves for serious shopping. To cope with the expected surge