As The Nation has reported, Mayer—arguably Walmart's most prominent board member—has repeatedly been a target for labor protests. Organizers have sought to capitalize on the media debate over parental leave and work-life balance at Yahoo! in order to draw public attention to the conditions of lower-wage working mothers at Walmart. "I'm a single mother myself," fired striker Marie Roberty told The Nation before today's protest. "Working for Walmart, it barely pays anything…. So by going to her, if she's a mother herself, she could relate to us…. We want her to at least hear us, if she could relate to us by chance." Read more about the firings of eleven Walmart employees here.