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brosephstalin: Walmart Workers Take Grievances to Company Headquarters Following strikes by Walmart store associates at 28 stores in 12 states, today hundreds of Walmart workers are taking their message to the company’s corporate headquarters in Bentonville, AK.This week’s wave of strikes is the latest in a flood of recent worker-led protests in the Walmart supply chain. From its suppliers to its warehouses to the stores themselves, workers at Walmart are fed up with being silenced:—In June, a brave group of guest workers went on strike to expose forced labor at Walmart supplier C.J.’s Seafood in Louisiana. After a failed effort to cover it up, Walmart ultimately suspended its contract with the supplier and was fined nearly $250,000.—In September, warehouse workers in the Inland Empire in California, went on strike after some of these workers were suspended for bringing their concerns to management.—A few days later, warehouse workers in Elwood, Illinois, went on strike to protest illegal retaliation from Walmart when several workers were fired two days after bringing a lawsuit against the company for non-payment for all hours worked, paying less than the minimum wage and non-payment of overtime worked.The momentum is building across the country as workers take a stand against the largest employer in the world whose practices are lowering job standards in industries across the globe. We’re ready to step up our campaign to improve working conditions for Walmart workers across the supply chain – but we can’t do it without you.SIGN UP TO STAY IN THE LOOP: http://bit.ly/RE6l00Photo courtesy of Making Change at Walmart.Check out these great organizations working to change Walmart:Organization United for RespectUnited Food and Commercial Workers International UnionNational Guestworker AllianceThe Wal*Mart 1 PercentWarehouse Workers UnitedWarehouse Workers For Justice 28 stores in 12 states! What an incredible time for the labor movement.

brosephstalin:

Walmart Workers Take Grievances to Company Headquarters

Following strikes by Walmart store associates at 28 stores in 12 states, today hundreds of Walmart workers are taking their message to the company’s corporate headquarters in Bentonville, AK.

This week’s wave of strikes is the latest in a flood of recent worker-led protests in the Walmart supply chain. From its suppliers to its warehouses to the stores themselves, work
ers at Walmart are fed up with being silenced:

—In June, a brave group of guest workers went on strike to expose forced labor at Walmart supplier C.J.’s Seafood in Louisiana. After a failed effort to cover it up, Walmart ultimately suspended its contract with the supplier and was fined nearly $250,000.
—In September, warehouse workers in the Inland Empire in California, went on strike after some of these workers were suspended for bringing their concerns to management.
—A few days later, warehouse workers in Elwood, Illinois, went on strike to protest illegal retaliation from Walmart when several workers were fired two days after bringing a lawsuit against the company for non-payment for all hours worked, paying less than the minimum wage and non-payment of overtime worked.

The momentum is building across the country as workers take a stand against the largest employer in the world whose practices are lowering job standards in industries across the globe. We’re ready to step up our campaign to improve working conditions for Walmart workers across the supply chain – but we can’t do it without you.

SIGN UP TO STAY IN THE LOOP: http://bit.ly/RE6l00

Photo courtesy of Making Change at Walmart.

Check out these great organizations working to change Walmart:
Organization United for Respect
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
National Guestworker Alliance
The Wal*Mart 1 Percent
Warehouse Workers United
Warehouse Workers For Justice

28 stores in 12 states! What an incredible time for the labor movement.

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