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Give Wal-Mart's CEO a Reality Check!
Target: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Sponsored by: American Rights at Work
One after another, the scandals emerge revealing Wal-Mart's ruthless campaign against workers' rights.
When Wal-Mart employees attempt to stand up for themselves and try to form a union, they face threats, propaganda, discrimination, intimidation, and even firings.
Is this any way to treat employees who just want to negotiate for better wages, more affordable health care, and basic protections on the job?
It's a struggle of epic proportions: 1.3 million employees versus Wal-Mart. College students, single parents, the elderly—barely making enough to cross the poverty line, competing against the world's largest employer and corporation—raking in $10,000,000,000 in profits last year. Clearly, Wal-Mart can afford to do the right thing and treat its workers with the respect they deserve. The question is, will it?
It's time to demand Wal-Mart stop denying its employees a voice at work. Tell Wal-Mart enough is enough!
When Wal-Mart employees attempt to stand up for themselves and try to form a union, they face threats, propaganda, discrimination, intimidation, and even firings.
Is this any way to treat employees who just want to negotiate for better wages, more affordable health care, and basic protections on the job?
It's a struggle of epic proportions: 1.3 million employees versus Wal-Mart. College students, single parents, the elderly—barely making enough to cross the poverty line, competing against the world's largest employer and corporation—raking in $10,000,000,000 in profits last year. Clearly, Wal-Mart can afford to do the right thing and treat its workers with the respect they deserve. The question is, will it?
It's time to demand Wal-Mart stop denying its employees a voice at work. Tell Wal-Mart enough is enough!
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# 62,323:
1:15 pm PDT, Apr 19,
Kitty Kat, New York
# 62,322:
7:03 pm PDT, Apr 17,
Vanessa Garvy, Illinois
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6:28 pm PDT, Apr 16,
Marilyn Nelson, North Dakota
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9:54 pm PDT, Apr 12,
Name not displayed, New York
# 62,319:
8:13 pm PDT, Apr 11,
Jenny Vegan, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Wal-Fart, go to China.
Wal-Fart, go to China.
# 62,318:
4:52 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Donna Beesley, California
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10:04 am PDT, Apr 6,
Marilyn Nelson, North Dakota
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10:25 am PDT, Apr 4,
Dawn Tigner, North Carolina
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2:21 am PDT, Apr 4,
Name not displayed, California
I USED TO WK @ WAL - MART FOR 5 -6 YRS. I WAS STARTED IN THE PAINT/HARDWARE DEPT. THEN I WAS SENT OUTSIDE FOR SOMETHING STUPID. NEXT, I ASK WHEN THERE WAS AN OPENING TO LET ME KNW, BUT MANAGEMENT NEVER DID. THE FUNNY THING WAS THAT I ASK WAY BEFORE AN CO-WKER DID & HE WAS ALSO OUTSIDE & HE WENT INSIDE BEFOR I DID. THAT WAS SO WRONG. SO WHAT I TOLD PEOPLE THAT WAS WKING THERE & GOING TO WK THERE WHAT I TOLD THEM WAS 'DON'T WK HERE, BUT IF U DO IT IS OK FOR IF U R GOING TO SCHOOL BUT OTHER THAN THAT DON'T WK THERE CAUSE THEY TREAT U LIKE CRAP. I AHVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE COME & GO. FOR EX: WE HAD A ELECTRIC CART TO HELP W/THE CART & THERE WAS A LIMIT TO GO ON THE CARTS, & THERE WAS A BECON ON TOP OF IT & IF IT WLD BE BROKEN IT WLD TAKE THEM A WHILE IF U TOLD MANAGEMENT TO FIX IT LIKE A MONTH OR MORE.
I USED TO WK @ WAL - MART FOR 5 -6 YRS. I WAS STARTED IN THE PAINT/HARDWARE DEPT. THEN I WAS SENT OUTSIDE FOR SOMETHING STUPID. NEXT, I ASK WHEN THERE WAS AN OPENING TO LET ME KNW, BUT MANAGEMENT NEVER DID. THE FUNNY THING WAS THAT I ASK WAY BEFORE AN CO-WKER DID & HE WAS ALSO OUTSIDE & HE WENT INSIDE BEFOR I DID. THAT WAS SO WRONG. SO WHAT I TOLD PEOPLE THAT WAS WKING THERE & GOING TO WK THERE WHAT I TOLD THEM WAS 'DON'T WK HERE, BUT IF U DO IT IS OK FOR IF U R GOING TO SCHOOL BUT OTHER THAN THAT DON'T WK THERE CAUSE THEY TREAT U LIKE CRAP. I AHVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE COME & GO. FOR EX: WE HAD A ELECTRIC CART TO HELP W/THE CART & THERE WAS A LIMIT TO GO ON THE CARTS, & THERE WAS A BECON ON TOP OF IT & IF IT WLD BE BROKEN IT WLD TAKE THEM A WHILE IF U TOLD MANAGEMENT TO FIX IT LIKE A MONTH OR MORE.
# 62,314:
1:58 am PDT, Mar 30,
Can Atik, Turkey
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11:08 am PDT, Mar 23,
Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
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2:34 am PDT, Mar 22,
Art Deco, Maine
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6:52 pm PDT, Mar 21,
Darlene Davis, Michigan
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5:05 am PDT, Mar 19,
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1:14 pm PDT, Mar 18,
James Herald, Indiana
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9:48 pm PDT, Mar 14,
Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
# 62,307:
1:35 pm PST, Mar 7,
Maria Sebelist, Pennsylvania
i have not stepped foot in a wal-mart since i was old enough to drive myself and shop for myself. that company is disgraceful. i can't even fathom why they are still allowed to be open and operational in this country with the way they treat people, animals, and the environment.
i have not stepped foot in a wal-mart since i was old enough to drive myself and shop for myself. that company is disgraceful. i can't even fathom why they are still allowed to be open and operational in this country with the way they treat people, animals, and the environment.
# 62,306:
4:34 am PST, Mar 5,
Nick Davis, Canada
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5:54 pm PST, Feb 28,
Kelly Williams, Iowa
# 62,304:
5:04 am PST, Feb 21,
Silky Wyld, Wisconsin
# 62,303:
9:23 am PST, Feb 20,
Chris McKevitt, Washington
Wal-Mart is brutal. They have to sucker in kids and lower educated people to work in their anti-union hell hole. Everytime I see a Wal-Mart employee they just look miserable. Give these people proper pay, benefits and compensation you crook!
Wal-Mart is brutal. They have to sucker in kids and lower educated people to work in their anti-union hell hole. Everytime I see a Wal-Mart employee they just look miserable. Give these people proper pay, benefits and compensation you crook!
# 62,302:
1:40 am PST, Feb 19,
Melissa Ogungbadero, Massachusetts
Don't shop at Walmart until they stop discriminating, stop running sweat shops, start caring about their empoyees and customers, end their racism..... Which will never happen.... BOYCOTT WALMART!!!
Don't shop at Walmart until they stop discriminating, stop running sweat shops, start caring about their empoyees and customers, end their racism..... Which will never happen.... BOYCOTT WALMART!!!
# 62,301:
5:28 pm PST, Feb 17,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
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10:09 am PST, Feb 17,
Arlette Scharer, Switzerland
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8:47 pm PST, Feb 16,
Michelle Matthews, Tennessee
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5:22 am PST, Feb 15,
Jaylena Greenfield, Ohio
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12:55 pm PST, Feb 14,
Indian Hat, United Kingdom
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12:24 pm PST, Feb 13,
Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
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6:29 am PST, Feb 9,
Laurie Wolfe, Maryland
# 62,294:
8:26 am PST, Feb 8,
Kevin Kreiss, Washington
Sprawl-mart at it again. Do you care more about profits than people?
Sprawl-mart at it again. Do you care more about profits than people?
# 62,293:
1:46 pm PST, Feb 4,
Rebecca Hernandez, Kentucky
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7:50 pm PST, Feb 1,
Elena Marschino, New York
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8:08 am PST, Jan 31,
Kyna Crain, Montana
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12:07 pm PST, Jan 29,
Emilio Rivera, Florida
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4:07 pm PST, Jan 27,
Jason Buck, South Dakota
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12:38 pm PST, Jan 27,
Laura Raymann, Germany
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2:07 pm PST, Jan 26,
Kaylyn Borucki, Michigan
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10:14 pm PST, Jan 25,
Laurel Burns, Maine
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11:23 am PST, Jan 20,
Samantha Kyser, Texas
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12:35 pm PST, Jan 17,
David Gies, Michigan
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8:04 pm PST, Jan 15,
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11:10 am PST, Jan 11,
Amanda Berry, Kentucky
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4:54 pm PST, Jan 9,
Annica Klein, Germany
# 62,280:
6:02 pm PST, Dec 29,
Jessica Eldridge, Australia
# 62,278:
2:41 pm PST, Dec 22,
Lisa Jones, Florida
Ever since I first heard about how bad WalMart cares for their own employees I haven't shopped there.
Ever since I first heard about how bad WalMart cares for their own employees I haven't shopped there.
# 62,277:
9:33 pm PST, Dec 21,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 62,276:
6:10 pm PST, Dec 19,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 62,275:
11:29 pm PST, Dec 17,
Nomore Mot, Tennessee
I worked @ Walmart for about 7 months , I was even given a promotion on my 30th day. However like typical big business the management doesn't care about the employees they only care about the bottom dollar line. I met ppl that worked for them when Sam Walton was alive and they told me that a few weeks after he passed , everything changed for the worse. If you could help us please visit www.geocities.com/nomoremot to try and put a stop to the big business practice of making employees work involuntary overtime.
I worked @ Walmart for about 7 months , I was even given a promotion on my 30th day. However like typical big business the management doesn't care about the employees they only care about the bottom dollar line. I met ppl that worked for them when Sam Walton was alive and they told me that a few weeks after he passed , everything changed for the worse. If you could help us please visit www.geocities.com/nomoremot to try and put a stop to the big business practice of making employees work involuntary overtime.
# 62,274:
7:18 am PST, Dec 17,
Roman Soiko, New Jersey
# 62,273:
3:21 am PST, Dec 13,
Sue Lieb, Indiana
Sam's probably rolling over in his grave! Employees at Walmart are upbeat even though I know for a fact they are taken advantage of. And what every happened to Sam's promise to find products made in the USA? We sure never see the banners anymore about jobs created by finding producers locally anymore! Disgusting and a betrayal to the American Way.
Sam's probably rolling over in his grave! Employees at Walmart are upbeat even though I know for a fact they are taken advantage of. And what every happened to Sam's promise to find products made in the USA? We sure never see the banners anymore about jobs created by finding producers locally anymore! Disgusting and a betrayal to the American Way.
# 62,272:
6:17 pm PST, Dec 6,
ShirleyAnn Shaw, California
They fired my son he was terrized by the manager at Lompoc California Wal Mart and since then wont go near the store ! and I advised this company! You might have Money! But we shoppers pay you to work there.They treat you bad we wont shop there and they get no money!
They fired my son he was terrized by the manager at Lompoc California Wal Mart and since then wont go near the store ! and I advised this company! You might have Money! But we shoppers pay you to work there.They treat you bad we wont shop there and they get no money!
# 62,271:
4:33 pm PST, Dec 6,
Theresa Murphy, Massachusetts
# 62,270:
2:49 pm PST, Dec 3,
Jennifer Hammond, Virginia
As a former employee of Wal-Mart, I know first hand how they treat their workers. I was fired after two years for refusing to do a job that was not my own, a job that paid much more than what I was seeing. Wal-Mart is ruthless, and they do not think twice about the welfare of their employees. Wal-Mart must be stopped!
As a former employee of Wal-Mart, I know first hand how they treat their workers. I was fired after two years for refusing to do a job that was not my own, a job that paid much more than what I was seeing. Wal-Mart is ruthless, and they do not think twice about the welfare of their employees. Wal-Mart must be stopped!
# 62,269:
9:51 pm PST, Nov 29,
Name not displayed, Florida
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4:16 pm PST, Nov 28,
Bryan Sprowls, Oklahoma
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8:10 pm PST, Nov 26,
Name not displayed, Maine
# 62,266:
3:05 pm PST, Nov 23,
Sharrie Huang, New York
# 62,265:
5:36 pm PST, Nov 21,
Eva Lockery, Idaho
How can you give someone a reality check, when they have absolutely no idea what reality is?? CEO's don't care about anyone or anything, but money. What a surprise!
How can you give someone a reality check, when they have absolutely no idea what reality is?? CEO's don't care about anyone or anything, but money. What a surprise!
# 62,264:
4:57 pm PST, Nov 19,
Christina Plotner, North Carolina
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9:55 am PST, Nov 19,
Arianna Leon, Florida
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7:48 pm PST, Nov 14,
Megan Langreck, Wisconsin
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6:52 am PST, Nov 10,
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9:26 pm PST, Nov 5,
Brian Tatum, Tennessee
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6:23 pm PDT, Oct 25,
Rebecca Reese, West Virginia
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11:27 pm PDT, Oct 24,
Sophie Szeferowicz, France
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9:43 am PDT, Oct 18,
Kim F, Louisiana