Walmart Associates, Community Launch Respond to the Real Walmart
May 13, 2013
Walmart Associates, Community Supporters Launch New Website www.ReallyWalmart.org Associates, women’s rights advocates, environmentalists, small business owners, elected officials and others share their experiences with Walmart Washington, DC- Today, the Making Change at Walmart campaign and its coalition partners announced the launch of a new website www.ReallyWalmart.org. The website, which showcases a number of video interviews [...]
OUR Walmart Announces Plans to Take Their Concerns to Walmart’s HQ
May 6, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 6, 2013 OUR WALMART MEMBERS ANNOUNCE PLAN TO TAKE THEIR CONCERNS TO EXECUTIVES, SHAREHOLDERS AT WALMART ANNUAL MEETING IN BENTONVILLE, AR Associates will call on Walmart to address retaliation, poverty wages and scheduling concerns that hurt workers, customers, and the economy On Sunday, members from the Organization United for Respect at [...]
Statement on Recent Tragedy in Bangladesh
April 24, 2013
The following statement from Kalpona Akter, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity was originally published by Warehouse Workers United. Kalpona is the Executive Director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity. She is a former garment worker and is currently in the United States calling on retailers like Walmart, the Gap and [...]
Day of Action on Scheduling and Hours
April 24, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2013 NATIONWIDE COMMUNITY AND WORKER DELEGATIONS CALL ON WALMART STORE MANAGERS, CEO MIKE DUKE TO CORRECT SCHEDULING PROBLEMS Actions come as concern grows over Walmart’s inability to keep shelves stocked due to inadequate staffing Today Walmart employees, community supporters, and allies across the country took delegations to more than 150 [...]
Communities around the Globe Call for Investigations, Removal of Walmart CEO and Board Chair from Leadership Posts
April 21, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2013 CONTACT: press@ufcw.org One Year after New York Times Exposes Walmart Bribery Scandal in Mexico, Communities around the Globe Call for Investigations, Removal of Walmart CEO and Board Chair from Leadership Posts Failure of Walmart leadership to prevent and address unethical practices in Mexico, globally documented in new timeline On [...]
Walmart Workers in Maryland &Texas File Unfair Labor Practice Charges
February 8, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2013 CONTACT: Lynsey Kryzwick 646.200.5311, Zoe Bridges-Curry 904.476.8681 WALMART WORKERS IN MARYLAND AND TEXAS FILE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE CHARGES Workers report unlawful threats from management in response to protests and strikes Washington, DC- On Thursday, Walmart workers in Laurel, MD, filed Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs) charges against Walmart with the [...]
Walmart Workers in Maryland and Texas Walk Off Job
February 7, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC- Today at noon, Walmart workers in Maryland and Texas citing Unfair Labor Practices (ULP)committed by Walmart, walked off the job in protest of the company’s attempts to silence workers who speak out for better jobs. The worker’s action come in response to reports of Walmart managers in Maryland and across [...]
OUR Walmart Statement on Labor Board Memo
January 31, 2013
Below is OUR Walmart’s official statement on the Labor Board’s ruling from earlier today. Washington-This week the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel issued a memo holding in abeyance a charge Walmart filed against UFCW over picketing which occurred at Walmart stores. As part of the resolution of the matter, OUR Walmart will continue [...]
Worker Organization OUR Walmart Responds to Walmart’s Job Announcements
January 15, 2013
For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 15, 2012 Contact: Derrick L. Plummer, 202.466.1576 Worker Organization OUR Walmart Responds to Walmart’s Job Announcements Washington – Today, while speaking at the National Retail Federation conference, Walmart U.S. president and chief executive Bill Simon made a number of statements about jobs, including that the company would change its part-time scheduling practices. [...]
Workers in 10 Countries Call for an End to the Silencing of Workers at Walmart
December 14, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, December 14, 2012 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lynsey Kryzwick, 646-200-5311, lynsey@berlinrosen.com Jamie Way, 202-721-8015, jway@ufcw.org WALMART WORKER PROTESTS SPREAD GLOBALLY Workers in 10 Countries Call for an End to the Silencing of Workers at Walmart OUR Walmart and Community Supporters Commit to Continued Protests in 2013 Follow the conversation [...]
