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“True Heroes,” MSNBC Looks at Warehouse Conditions
Posted on September 3, 2012
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 [...]
Senate Votes to Extend Protections to Tens of Thousands of Warehouse Workers
Posted on August 22, 2012
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 [...]
Category: Press Releases
PHOTOS: Warehouse Workers United in Three Acts
Posted on August 10, 2012
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. [...]
Category: Blog
Los trabajadores de Walmart describen una imagen gráfica de las condiciones de trabajo a lo largo de la cadena de suministro
Posted on August 9, 2012
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 [...]
Category: Press Releases
Walmart Workers Paint Graphic Picture of Working Conditions Throughout Supply Chain
Posted on August 9, 2012
Workers Describe Jobs Rife with Retaliation, Hazards and Low Pay LOS ANGELES – Workers representing four links in Walmart’s global supply chain – food production, processing, warehousing and retail – today filed a formal ethics complaint with Walmart’s corporate executives in Los Angeles. The complaint outlines systemic violations of Walmart’s own Statement of Ethics and [...]
Category: Press Releases
Event: People of Faith United for Worker Justice
Posted on July 30, 2012
Join us for a pre-Labor Day rally and multi-faith gathering Thursday, August 23 with workers, religious leaders, and leaders from the grocery store workers union. What: People of Faith United for Worker Justice When: 10:45 a.m. to 12 noon, Thursday, August 23 Where: Decker Hall, Pilgrim Place, West 6th Street and Mayflower Road in Claremont [...]
Category: Features
Post Tagged with faith, inland empire, labor, latinos, latinos en walmart, Ontario, people of faith, walmart, warehouse workers, warehouse workers united, worker justice, WWU Two Workers Fired in the Name of Walmart’s Bottom Line
Posted on July 27, 2012
Pictured here: Girshriela Green and Santos Castaneda, two leaders fired in the fight to improve working conditions and jobs in the Walmart supply chain. Walmart fired Girshriela Green just days after she spoke to thousands at the June 30 Chinatown protest. Castaneda was fired from his job moving Walmart goods after he spoke up about [...]
Post Tagged with fired workers, girshriela green, inland empire, labor, latinos, latinos en walmart, nfi warehouse, Ontario, retaliation, Santos Castaneda, walmart, warehouse workers, warehouse workers united, WWU News Outlets Take Notice of Warehouse Workplace Hazards
Posted on July 26, 2012
A growing number of major media outlets are reporting about health and safety violations and poor working conditions at the Southern California warehouses that are the backbone of Walmart’s worldwide supply chain. According to The New York Times, the dire workplace conditions are not only hurting warehouse employees but are also having widespread economic impact [...]
Category: Features
Workers File Detailed Complaint to End Dangerous Working Conditions at Critical Walmart-Contracted Warehouse
Posted on July 18, 2012
LOS ANGELES – Warehouse workers required to work inside dark, hot, metal shipping containers with little ventilation or water under pressure to meet high quotas in the face of frequent injury filed a complaint with the state agency responsible for workplace conditions Wednesday. (Español aquí) Workers at a warehouse that moves goods exclusively for Walmart [...]
Category: Press Releases
Post Tagged with inland empire, latino workers, latinos en walmart, riverside, walmart, walmart supply chain Extreme Pressure, Constant Injuries and Retaliation
Posted on July 1, 2012
Workers Bravely Call for Safety on the Job Mire abajo para Español. These five warehouse workers routinely work with broken, unsafe equipment, under extreme pressure to work faster and are frequently injured. June 30 they led a group of 50 workers and supporters to call for a safer workplace and specific resolutions to serious problems [...]
