Statement by Making Change at Walmart on the Department of Labor’s Decision on Walmart’s Overtime Violations

Posted on May 1, 2012 by jway

Below is the statement issued today by Making Change at Walmart in response to the Department of Labor’s decision that Walmart will pay “$4.8 million in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees nationwide for unpaid overtime.”

The Making Change at Walmart campaign hears from Walmart associates every day who say there are serious problems in their stores with working conditions, pay and hours. The fines Walmart must pay for its overtime violations are just another side effect of the company’s growth at any cost strategy. Walmart’s top executives and the Walton heirs who own a majority of the company have shown they are willing to break the law and harm workers in the name of more profits.

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  • Anonymous

    it is time to Walmart Change into United Food and Commercial Workers Unionize Walmart Store for all Walmart Cashier Workers and for all Walmart Pharmacy Workers and for all Walmart Produce Department Workers and for all Walmart Deli Department Workers and for all Walmart Bakery Department Workers, it is time to Change Walmart into Teamster Unionize Walmart Store for all Walmart Truck Drivers Workers and for all Walmart Hardware Department Workers and for all Walmart Gardening Department Workers and for all Walmart Maintenance Association Workers and for all Walmart Customer Service Desk Workers and for all Walmart Courtesy Association Workers and for all Sam’s Club Truck Drivers Workers and for all Sam’s Club Forklift Drivers@Stock Person Workers and for all Sam’s Club Maintenance Workers and for all Sam’s Club Cashier Workers and for all Sam’s Club Pharmacy Workers and for all Sam’s Club Produce Workers and for all Sam’s Club Cafe Workers and for all Sam’s Club Bakery Department Workers and for all Sam’s Club Membership Desk Workers and for all Sam’s Club Cart Attendant Workers. it is time to Change Walmart into Communication Workers of America Unionize Walmart Store for all Walmart Electronics Workers and for all Sam’s Club Electronics Workers, it is time to Change Walmart into United Auto Workers Unionize Walmart Store for all Walmart Tire@Lube Express Workers and for all Sam’s Club Tire@Vehicle Battery Installment Workers by make Walmart give all Walmart Workers and all Sam’s Club Workers a Living Wage With Affordable Health Care right of away and right now please without close down all the Walmart Store and without close down all the Sam’s Wholesale Club,”

    Thank You Very Much United Food And Commercial Workers And Teamster Union And Making Change At Walmart And Walmart Watch And Employee Free Choice Act For Trying Make Walmart A Better Place To Work For All Walmart Workers And All Sam’s Club Workers

                                                From Tom P Noonan