Our Wal-Mart
Labor Judge: Wal-Mart Strikes Protected Under Law
A National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unlawfully disciplined workers who staged protests in May and June of 2013 and ordered the retailer to reinstate 16 former employees, as well as give them back pay. read more >
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Group Seeks Rehiring of Workers at 5 Closed Wal-Mart Stores
A group made up of Wal-Mart workers is asking labor regulators to go to court to force the discounter to rehire all 2,200 employees affected by the abrupt temporary closing of five stores a week ago. read more >
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Wal-Mart Fires Back at ISS, Which Criticized Its Board
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, fired back at a prominent proxy advisory firm that critiqued the company's executive pay plan and how it's handled an overseas bribery probe. read more >
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Government Finds Merit in Labor Claims Against Wal-Mart
Federal officials said Monday they are prepared to file formal complaints against Wal-Mart for allegedly violating the legal rights of protesting workers last year. read more >
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Amid Criticism, Wal-Mart Gives Promotions to 25k Employees
Wal-Mart Stores, faced with criticism about worker pay, is making public a round of promotions of about 25,000 U.S. store employees to help send a message that it offers economic security and opportunity. read more >
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So What About Those Wal-Mart Protests Yesterday?
On Thursday, union-backed labor group OUR Wal-Mart was back at it, protesting employment practices by the world's largest retailer at events in 15 cities. read more >
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OUR Wal-Mart Plans Big Thursday Protest in 15 Cities
The Nation says OUR Wal-Mart, the union-backed protest group, plans its biggest protest since Black Friday on Thursday in 15 cities. read more >
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Protesters Hit Bentonville Ahead of Wal-Mart’s Annual Meeting
As Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville prepares for its annual meeting on Friday, protesters gather in northwest Arkansas to criticize the retailer's wages and labor practices. read more >
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ABF, Wal-Mart Tangle with Unions in Separate Court Cases
Two Arkansas-based public companies are in legal tussles with unions in their respective industries: the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. read more >
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Bloomberg Businessweek Puts OUR Wal-Mart on Its Latest Cover
Bloomberg Businessweek magazine takes a look at OUR Wal-Mart, a group of employees that staged Black Friday demonstrations against the world's largest retailer and its labor practices. read more >
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Black Friday Creeps Into Thursday
The nation's shoppers put the turkey down to take advantage of an early start to the holiday shopping season at stores including Wal-Mart and Target. read more >
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A List of Wal-Mart Black Friday Protest Sites
As Black Friday approaches, so too does the threat of employee walk-outs and protests against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, the world's largest retailer. Here's where protesters plan to make their voices heard. read more >
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