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“When I was pregnant, they laughed at my concerns.”
Posted on June 29, 2012
By Marta Medina This weekend I plan to join thousands of people in Chinatown in Los Angeles. We are concerned about working conditions that affect people like me who make sure Walmart’s shelves are stocked. It means a lot for me to be there Saturday. I want people to know about the hard work warehouse [...]
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Post Tagged with heavy lifting, labor, latino workers, pregnant workers, protest, walmart, warehouse workers, workplace abuse, workplace safety Workers Unite to Stop Extreme Pressure
Posted on June 27, 2012
Wearing a t-shirt may seem like a small thing…but it means a lot when you work in a warehouse. Today , these courageous workers showed they are united in the face of retaliation to stop extreme pressure on the job, unsafe working conditions and disrespect in Walmart-contracted warehouses. … Usar una camiseta podría verse como [...]
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Post Tagged with labor, latino workers, protest, walmart, warehouse workers, workplace abuse, workplace safety Pretty Little Liar
Posted on June 21, 2012
Who is this woman? Last week she claimed to be “Zoe Mitchell,” a young student at USC interested in terrible and illegal conditions inside warehouses that move goods for Walmart. Today she let her true identity slip. “Zoe Mitchell” is completely fictional. Zoe is actually Stephanie Harnett, a fake “reporter” working for Walmart. Last week [...]
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Post Tagged with corporate espionage, Mercury PR, spying, Stephanie Harnett, Steve Restivo, walmart, warehouse workers, workplace abuse, Zoe Mitchell Workers Call on Walmart to Stop Cloak and Dagger Tactics
Posted on June 20, 2012
LOS ANGELES – Warehouse workers who move Walmart goods have filed charges against Walmart and its PR firm for illegally spying on workers and are calling on the retail giant to drop Mercury Public Affairs as a contracted lobbying firm. Workers filed charges after learning last week that a senior associate for Mercury was caught [...]
Category: Press Releases
Post Tagged with corporate espionage, Mercury PR, Stephanie Harnett, Steve Restivo, walmart, walmart spies, walmart spying, warehouse workers, workplace abuse, Zoe Mitchell LA Latina Leaders Reveal New Details about Walmart’s Negative Effects on the Local Economy
Posted on June 8, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Major retailers like Walmart are driving down wages and workplace safety standards on a scale far greater than understood before, a report released today by the National Employment Law Project shows. The explosion of “domestic outsourcing,” the aggressive practice of contracting warehousing, transportation and goods delivery to a complex hierarchy of contractors [...]
Category: Press Releases
Líderes Latinas de Los Ángeles revelan nuevos detalles sobre los efectos negativos de Walmart en la economía local
Posted on June 8, 2012
LOS ANGELES – Los grandes minoristas como Walmart están bajando los salarios y las normas de seguridad laboral en una escala mucho mayor que la conocida anteriormente, reporta un informe publicado hoy por El Proyecto Nacional de Empleo. La explosión de la “externalización domestica”, la práctica agresiva de contratación de prestación de almacenamiento, transportación y [...]
Category: Press Releases
Telemundo: Latinos en Walmart
Posted on June 7, 2012
Category: Coverage
Post Tagged with latino workers, latinos en walmart, walmart, warehouse workers, workplace abuse, workplace safety Happy Mother’s Day from Warehouse Workers United
Posted on May 13, 2012
Martha Medina is a mother and a warehouse worker in San Bernardino, California. Here is her Mother’s Day message: “I came to this country to help support my mother. From the second you first open your eyes as a newborn you see your mother. She gives you the strength and wisdom to live. Now I [...]
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Post Tagged with latino workers, walmart, warehouse workers, working moms, working mothers, workplace abuse, workplace safety Warehouse Workers on Walmart at 50
Posted on April 25, 2012
Warehouse workers David Acosta and Jose Martinez talk about their experiences working at warehouses that move Walmart goods and their visions for justice at Walmart for the next 50 years.
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Post Tagged with labor, latino workers, walmart, warehouse workers, workplace abuse, workplace safety WWU Worker Leader Santos Castaneda Speaks at a Rally at the Crenshaw Walmart
Posted on April 24, 2012
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Post Tagged with labor, latino workers, walmart, warehouse workers, workplace abuse, workplace safety 
