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Walmart Responds to Workers’ Calls
- Published on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 19:09
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New York, NY – January 23, 2013 – At the National Retail Federation’s Annual Convention, Walmart made a splash by announcing three new initiatives. While the company’s plans to hire veterans and ‘Buy American’ stole most of the headlines, its third announcement was a major victory for workers who have been coming together for change at Walmart for more than a year.
Man sues Wal-Mart, alleges racial discrimination, retaliation
- Published on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 16:04
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Lisbon, ME – January 23, 2013 – A man of Ethiopian descent who worked at Walmart in Lewiston for four years is suing his former employer, claiming the company discriminated against him because of his race and in retaliation for his complaint about discrimination and a workplace injury.
Wal-Mart denied a complaint made to the Maine Human Rights Commission.
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Walmart turns a blind eye to factory safety
- Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:51
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Bentonvillle, AR – January 4, 2013 – When Walmart's chief executive, Michael Duke, appeared at a Council on Foreign Relations meeting in New York this month, a raucous crowd of protesters awaited him. Walmart was confronting reports of bribery in Mexico, a wave of labor demonstrations in the United States and, perhaps most critically, questions about a grisly fire that had killed 112 workers at a Bangladeshi garment factory used by several Walmart suppliers.
The Momentum of the Walmart Workers Movement in 2012 and its Future in 2013
- Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:57
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Washington, D.C. – January 4, 2013 – 2012 was a big year for OUR Walmart, Making Change at Walmart, and supporters of Walmart workers who are fed up with being retaliated against when speaking out on the job. Protests, walk-outs, strikes, and other actions caught the attention of the national media and other low-wage workers across the country, and Walmart is on the defense.
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Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US
- Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:44
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – January 4, 2012 – A new plan for audits of labor conditions at Walmart’s US distribution centers drew skeptical reactions from labor groups Thursday. According to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the plan on December 28, Walmart’s plan is “similar to” the labor monitoring system the company currently uses for its overseas suppliers in countries such as China and Bangladesh.
Read more: Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US
