New Report on Political Contributions Underscores Walmart’s Sharp Turn to the Right
June 19, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 Following the Hiring of Bush Administration Official to Lead External Affairs, New Report on Political Contributions Underscores Walmart’s Sharp Turn to the Right Walmart Heirs Donate Millions to Right-Wing Candidates, Anti-Gay Politicians, NRA Supporters A new report issued Tuesday shows that Walmart and the Walton family [...]
Striking Walmart Worker, Former Bangladeshi Garment Worker Speak at Walmart’s Shareholders’ Meeting
June 18, 2013
Below are videos of OUR Walmart member Janet Sparks and a Bangladeshi labor leaders and former garment worker speaking at Walmart’s 2013 Shareholders’ meeting.
Heather McGhee: I Stand with Walmart Strikers
June 11, 2013
The following is a support statement from Heather McGhee, Vice President of Demos. “Demos stands with the millions of Americans who struggle under the suffocating low-wage model that Walmart has pioneered. Walmart is the world’s largest private employer, but its inexcusable reluctance to pay its workers a living wage forces many employees to rely on taxpayer [...]
Dolores Huerta: I Stand with Walmart Strikers
June 10, 2013
The following is a statement of support from Dolores Huerta, who with Cesar Chavez co-founded the group that later became the United Farm Workers. “Around the country, Walmart workers are courageously speaking out for the basic dignity and respect all humans deserve. Rather than listening to their concerns, Walmart has resorted to frivolous legal maneuvers [...]
Bill Fletcher: I Stand with Walmart Strikers
June 9, 2013
The following is a statement of support from Bill Fletcher Jr., Chairman of the Retail Justice Alliance. “The bus ride to Bentonville is part of a larger journey for justice. Walmart’s response to the disaster in Bangladesh and the deaths of hundreds of Bangladeshi workers displays the same sort of arrogance that their actions in [...]
Joe Hansen: I Stand with Walmart Strikers
June 8, 2013
This is a statement of support from Joe Hansen, UFCW International President. “I proudly stand with OUR Walmart members. I am inspired by your courage. You show the true power of workers sticking together. Together, we can change Walmart for the better.” – Joe Hansen, UFCW International President [...]
Bangladesh Worker Safety Activist Kalpona Akter Speaks at Walmart Shareholder Meeting
June 7, 2013
Bangladeshi Sweatshop Critic Kalpona Akter Just Presented James McRitchie’s Proposal on Special Shareholder Meetings at Walmart’s Annual Shareholder Meeting Now in Progress. Contact: James McRitchie, 916-869-2402 or John Chevedden, 310-371-7872. This is the text: Good morning, I am Kalpona Akter, and I have traveled to be here today from my country, Bangladesh. It is my [...]
Video: #Walmartstrikers and Activists Call on Walmart to Sign Bangladesh Safety Accord
June 6, 2013
When corporations value profits more than they do human life, that means something must change. Bangladesh is one of the world’s leading exporters of apparel, and supplies American companies like Walmart. When the safety of the workers that make the clothes that we see in our stores is in jeopardy, it is not something that [...]
March in Downtown Bentonville
June 6, 2013
As the Walmart Annual Shareholder Meeting Nears, March in Downtown Bentonville to Highlight Soaring Wealth of Walton Heirs and Walmart Executives At the Expense of Working People and Taxpayers At least 250 Walmart strikers, family members, and supporters will march through downtown Bentonville, Arkansas, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013, to protest [...]
A Sea of Green Visits Home Office (Video)
June 4, 2013
If this footage from yesterday’s action at Walmart’s Home Office doesn’t get you pumped…
