WalMarch Dispatch: Day 1 Today, warehouse workers went on strike against their employers, NFI and Warestaff, to protest the unfair labor practices they have faced on the job. Workers—who do not have a recognized union—walked off the job to call for an end to retaliation and unfair labor practices. Workers have been fighting for more […]
Workers Call on Walmart to Take Responsibility for Warehouses RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Warehouse workers went on strike to protest unfair labor practices they have faced on the job Wednesday morning, following months of working in hot temperatures under extreme pressure in a major Walmart-contracted warehouse in Southern California. Workers—who do not have a recognized union—walked […]
My name is Marta Medina and I am a warehouse worker. In the five years I worked in a warehouse, I learned to tolerate dangerous and unjust working conditions. One of the most humiliating experiences happened four years ago when I was eight months pregnant. I received a Walmart order to ship 2,000 boxes in […]
Los trabajadores le piden a Walmart que tome responsabilidad sobre las condiciones de trabajo en lAs bodegas Riverside, California – Después de un largo y caluroso verano marcado por numerosos intentos de pedirle a Walmart que elimine las condiciones de trabajo ilegales e inhumanas en sus bodegas contratadas en el sur de California, los trabajadores […]
Workers Call on Walmart to Take Responsibility for Warehouses RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Following a long, hot summer marked by repeated attempts to urge Walmart to eliminate illegal and inhumane working conditions in its contracted warehouses in Southern California, warehouse workers and their supporters will begin a 50-mile, 6-day pilgrimage from Riverside, California to Downtown Los […]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Watch Van Jones, the former special adviser for green jobs in the Obama White House and co-founder of Rebuild the Dream, and Rose Aguilar, radio host of “Your Call” on KALW radio in San Francisco and op-ed contributor to Al Jazeera English, talk […]
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A national logistics company has been accused of engaging in massive fraud, destruction of evidence and lying to mask its responsibility for the unlawful treatment of warehouse workers in Southern California, according to allegations in a sanctions motion filed Thursday in federal court. Plaintiffs in Carillo v. Schneider, a class action lawsuit […]
Asm. Torres and Sen. Vargas Sponsor AB 1855 SACRAMENTO – The California Senate voted to support legislation Tuesday that would further protect workers in subcontracted industries. Warehouse workers from Southern California’s Inland Empire joined Assemblymember Norma Torres and Sen. Juan Vargas in the Capitol Tuesday. The legislation that will extend basic protections to tens of […]
Act I: Deliver a serious complaint to Walmart’s LA executives. Act II: Press conference with community groups, Walmart associates, warehouse workers and guest workers. No more Walmarts in Los Angeles until the mega retailer takes responsibility for all workers who help stock its shelves. Act III: The crew goes east to the warehouses in Riverside. […]
Trabajadores describen los trabajos abundantes en represalias, peligros y bajos salarios LOS ANGELES – Los trabajadores que representan a cuatro enlaces de la cadena de suministro global de Walmart , la producción de alimentos, procesamiento, almacenamiento y venta al por menor presentaron hoy una queja de ética formal con ejecutivos de las empresas Walmart en Los […]
