Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action
Workers say Walmart is directly responsible for rampant wage theft and retaliation.
Nov 30, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
OUR Walmart Organizers Promise Multi-Pronged December OUR Walmart Organizers Promise Multi-Pronged December
Next month, expect the Walmart campaign to engage customers, attack retaliation and stage a major event on an undisclosed day.
Nov 29, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
The Walmart Rebellion The Walmart Rebellion
This year’s historic strike wave is an indictment not just of the retail giant’s business model but of our broken labor laws.
Nov 28, 2012 / The Editors
How Students in San Jose Raised the Minimum Wage How Students in San Jose Raised the Minimum Wage
A regional college class made social justice happen on November 6.
Nov 28, 2012 / Gabriel Thompson
When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers
One of the fastest-growing job sectors in the country pays $10 per hour. That’s a big problem.
Nov 28, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Econ-Geo: On Enrico Moretti Econ-Geo: On Enrico Moretti
Geoeconomic arguments about jobs smuggle in neoliberal economics under the cover of geography.
Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Catherine Tumber
Walmart Paved the Way for Poverty Wages Walmart Paved the Way for Poverty Wages
Walmart's bottom-line business model has made the Walton family billions, while pushing employees onto public assistance.
Nov 26, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Photos Show Walmart Apparel at Site of Deadly Factory Fire in Bangladesh Photos Show Walmart Apparel at Site of Deadly Factory Fire in Bangladesh
A monitoring organization is slamming Walmart for creating the conditions for the fire that killed 112 workers.
Nov 26, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Jane McAlevey: Building the Labor Movement in Obama’s Second Term Jane McAlevey: Building the Labor Movement in Obama’s Second Term
With a Democrat again in the White House for the next four years, the labor movement has won some much-needed breathing room, says organizer and author Jane McAlevey.
Nov 26, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes
Despite “captive meetings” and the threat of arrest, hundreds of Walmart employees took a stand against the infamously anti-labor superstore.
Nov 26, 2012 / Press Room