by admin | May 28, 2013 | In the News
Walmart employees are on strike in Miami, Massachusetts and the California Bay Area this morning, kicking off what organizers promise will be the first “prolonged strikes” in the retail giant’s history. The union-backed labor group OUR Walmart says that at least a...
by admin | Jan 29, 2013 | In the News
By Camille Beredjick The state of California has ordered a Southern California merchandise-processing warehouse to pay 865 workers more than $1 million in stolen wages. Workers at Quetico, LLC, a warehouse complex in Chino, Calif., are responsible for labeling,...
by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | In the News
Attorneys representing workers in Walmart warehouses today announced the filing of a motion to add the retail giant as a defendant in an ongoing federal wage theft lawsuit. If successful, the motion would advance efforts by organized labor to punish Walmart for...
by admin | Nov 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
A former Walmart employee was handcuffed Wednesday when he visited his old store to talk to workers about next week’s “Black Friday” strike. Alex Rivera, who was fired in September, told The Nation that Walmart management intentionally misled Orlando police, leading...
by admin | Nov 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Workers to Hold Large Picket Line and Rally at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Response to Increased Retaliation RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Dozens of warehouse workers will walk off the job at a Walmart-contracted warehouse at 8 am Wednesday morning to call for an end to continued...