Photos courtesy of Christine Pruitt, the 2003-2005 KPWU state president and current Vice President for the Wichita Area Local (APWU 735):

Signing the card is C.J. "Cliff" Guffey, Vice President American Postal Workers Union. To his left is William J. Kaczor Jr., Director Health Plan.

Left to right, Marcia Standy (incoming) Kansas Postal Workers Union President; Jeff Deitrich, President Nebraska Postal Workers Union, Paula Jones, President Oklahoma Postal Workers Union.

Here is the resolution that was passed:

Whereas, Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the world with over $10 billion in profits. Yet, Wal-Mart lowers our wages, ships our jobs overseas, and shifts their health care costs onto American taxpayers. We believe it's time for Wal-Mart to Wake Up and

Whereas, the Wake-Up Wal-Mart campaign is a grassroots campaign, initiated by the United Food and Commercial Workers with the goal of changing Wal-Mart by building local coalitions at every Wal-Mart in America and

Whereas, Wake-Up Wal-Mart launched a “Love Mom, Not Wal-Mart” campaign and

Whereas Mother’s Day is all about honoring our Moms. Unfortunately, Wal-Mart’s idea of honor and respect for women includes unequal wages, fewer promotions, and inadequate health care.

And, whereas Wal-Mart is currently involved in a gender discrimination lawsuit affecting more than 1.5 million women. The case is the largest class action lawsuit in U.S. history. The suit documents Wal-Mart’s systematic discrimination against women for lower pay and unequal promotion.

And whereas, Women earn from 5% - 10% less than men at Wal-Mart for the same work. This equates to nearly 40 cents less per hour for female hourly workers or nearly $5,000 less per year for female managers.

And whereas, Despite making up 72% of Wal-Mart’s hourly workforce, women only account for 33% of managers and only 15% of store managers.

Therefore be it resolved that the Kansas Postal Workers Union endorses the “Love Mom, Not Wal-Mart” campaign and therefore be it further resolved we join in the following pledge:

As a symbol of love and respect for my Mom, and all women across America, we pledge not to shop or buy any gifts for Mother’s Day at Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart’s company-wide policy of discriminating against so many hard-working women is terribly wrong. We stand with all of the 1.5 million Wal-Mart women who are part of the largest gender discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history.

In our America, Wal-Mart should do better than pay women and mothers less than men for equal work.

In our America, Wal-Mart should do better than disrespect all women and mothers by providing them with poor pay, poor health care, and poor working conditions.

As the largest employer of women in America, Wal-Mart has a responsibility to do the right thing!

We can easily say that our mothers deserves better than Wal-Mart.

Until Wal-Mart changes for the better, I have one thing to say:

“Love Mom...Not Wal-Mart.”