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    Walmart workers rally in 15 US cities, demand better pay

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    Walmart workers rally in 15 US cities, demand better pay
    by Wilson Dizard
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    September 3, 2013 10:00PM ET Updated September 5, 2013 1:54PM ET
    Protesters demand a minimum of $25,000 per year for full-time employees and want fired colleagues reinstated

    Walmart strikers and organizers protest in Los Angeles on Thursday. Walmart employees are marching in 15 U.S. cities.Kevork Djansezian/Reuters

    Walmart employees held demonstrations Thursday in cities across the United States, demanding better pay and protesting the firing of those who previously demonstrated against the company -- the country's largest private employer, with 1.3 million American workers.

    The rallies come just one week after fast-food workers staged walk-outs at fast-food restaurants in 60 U.S. cities to call for hourly pay of $15 instead of minimum wage. According to organizers, many Walmart workers earn the minimum wage, which varies from state to state but typically hovers near $7 to $8 per hour.

    In New York City, where demonstrations kicked off at 10 a.m., a small group of current and former Walmart workers protested along with advocacy and union groups.

    They were flanked by a band featuring a trumpet, trombone and saxophone outside the office of Walmart board member Christopher Williams, CEO of Williams Capital Management.
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    Current and former Walmart workers lock hands in front of a building containing the office of Walmart board member Christopher Williams in New York. Philip J. Victor for Al Jazeera

    Police said they arrested three protesters who sat on the ground and locked arms in front of the building where Williams' office is located, charging them with trespassing and disorderly conduct.

    Demonstrators said they had planned to hand Williams a petition that organizers said had 200,000 signatures of people demanding Walmart commit to providing full-time work with a minimum salary of $25,000, and reinstate workers who were allegedly fired for previously striking.

    Among those arrested Thursday was Barbara Gertz, an overnight stocker at the Walmart store in Aurora, Colo.

    She told Al Jazeera that many workers were illegally penalized for striking in June outside Walmart's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark.

    "Anybody who says they're not scared to lose their job probably is not being honest. I feel that what is going on in my workplace is more important than me getting fired. Making a change at Walmart is more important than me losing my job, because whether I work at Walmart or somewhere else, Walmart is the largest retailer in the world, and so many other businesses are starting to follow their business model," Gertz, who lives in Commerce, Colo., told Al Jazeera.

    "If I get another job they're still going to affect me."

    She said she and others want to see Walmart alter its ways.

    "We want them to change. We want them to start treating their associates fairly and give them the ability to support their families. When you get a full-time job, you get that to be able to have a house or home and support your family," she said. "You can't do that at Walmart."

    Other cities where Walmart employees are currently demonstrating Thursday include Baton Rouge, La., Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Orlando, Fla., Sacramento, Calif., San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

    Thursday's action is expected to be the largest rally since Black Friday in 2012, which spanned at least nine cities, organizers said.
    'Publicity stunt'

    Walmart told Al Jazeera that Thursday's protests represent "a union driven publicity stunt" and "made-for-TV demonstrations."

    "You will continue to see today that very few, if any associates are actually taking part in these demonstrations," the company said. "The opinions being expressed aren't representative of the vast majority of the people who work for us."

    But Maritza Silva-Farrell with the Alliance for a Greater New York (ALIGN), an advocacy group that has put pressure on Walmart, said that charge is not true.

    "Instead of responding to the workers' needs, they are trying to spin the news and say this all like a union drive, that special interests are trying to do, which is not the case," Silva-Farrell said. "The customers are asking for those changes. People are asking for those changes, and Walmart is not able to open up their ears and try to make a change."

    The Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, organizations that back the protests, said the workers are seeking a minimum wage of $25,000 per year.

    It wasn't clear exactly how many Walmart workers participated in the protests, but a UFCW spokesman said they happened in 15 cities.

    The organizations said the protests follow Walmart's failure to meet a Sept. 1 deadline for reinstating employees fired for leading protests against the company.

    Organizers say that the firings violate U.S. labor law, which prevents reprisals from employers against workers who attempt to form a union.
    'Overworked and underpaid'
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    Former Walmart worker Elaine Rozier participates in a protest in New York City on Thursday. Philip J. Victor for Al Jazeera America

    "Walmart has retaliated (against) and intimidated a lot of associates," Elaine Rozier, a former stock worker at a Walmart store in Miami, Fla., told Al Jazeera.

    Rozier, a member of OUR Walmart, said she was fired three weeks ago for participating in the June strike.

    "Ever since then, they were retaliating against me, and I’m here for the other associates that are afraid to stand up and voice their opinion," Rozier said.

    She said she has had to have six surgeries as a result of being "overworked and underpaid." She also said the money taken out of her paycheck for insurance and high co-payments for doctors put her in a situation where she had to get government assistance.

    Her message to Walmart CEO Mike Duke: "I would tell him to give us affordable wages where we can go home and we can bring food to our table for our families."

    Walmart, which is the largest employer in 25 states, has earned more than $30 billion in the second quarter of this year. The company employs 2.2 million people worldwide across nearly 11,000 stores in 27 countries.

    Along with their other complaints, demonstration organizers also charge that the company benefits from federal social-welfare programs by paying wages too low for workers to live on or by not providing health insurance, forcing employees to sign up for food stamps or Medicaid.
    'Tried to break my soul'
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    Members of the New York Police Department arrest former Walmart worker Susan Gulick at a protest on Thursday. Philip J. Victor for Al Jazeera America

    "We're hoping that we'll get more of a united front among Walmart workers so we can gain some respect, a better living wage so that we're not draining society of funds from Medicaid and food stamps," said Susan Gulick, a former Walmart worker in Simpsonville, S.C.

    Gulick, who participated in the New York City protest Thursday and was subsequently arrested, told Al Jazeera she was fired from Walmart for "standing up and being an activist."

    Still, Gulick said she hopes to get her job back, even though she's not sure it's a likely scenario.

    "I don't know whether they would take me or not, because they were trying to make me quit. They tried to break my soul," she said.

    Walmart denies the labor organizers' charge that workers make minimum wage, saying that the average wage at the company is about $12 per hour, and that most employees work full-time and receive health insurance. Walmart also said that it had more than 85,000 workers who made $18 an hour or more.

    Kory Lundberg, a spokesman for the company, said the workers allegedly fired for protesting the company were let go for attendance reasons.

    "Many of these associates did not show up for work without any notice. It's pretty disrespectful to their co-workers, because it disrespects those who now have to pick up that extra work," Lundberg told Al Jazeera.

    The National Labor Relations Board, which monitors labor practices and attempts at retaliation against workers who strike, says it is currently investigating 36 cases of alleged violations of the National Labor Relations Act brought by Walmart employees.

    http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/3/walmart-workers-plantostrikethursday.html
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    Post by fonz1951 Fri 06 Sep 2013, 8:21 am

    the question i have is; did these employee's agree to work for wal-mart  for the money offered to them at the time they took the job? and if so, what seems to be the problem? if they're not happy with the wages they're paid then go home. i know plenty of people who would be thrilled to get any job.
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    Post by jacksmack Fri 06 Sep 2013, 9:11 am

    wayoutnow wrote:That's the stupids thing I have heard !!!!!! Not even worth a comit !!!! But I will Waste a min !!!!  So UR saying either over pay or destroy UR city ??? U sound like &&&&&&&& !!!!
    If that's the dumbest thing you ever heard then your either young or you need to get around more, So crack open an ice cold bud light Mr. Office worker because no one can surf YouTube in the AC at 35k at year like you while the rest of us keep your plant running. I challenge you to find a guy that will drag a conveyor chain through a grease pit @ 10 bucks an hour, That guy would work two hours an tell you to go suck it. Sounds like your more messed up than ten Indians screwing a fat chick at a pow-wow, OF COURSE I WOULD DESTROY MY CITY. I would say you were dumber than a box of rocks but I'd hate to discredit the box.
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    Post by Neno Fri 06 Sep 2013, 12:55 pm

    Only thimg in my opinion that destroys a city is public and government unions. Back when times were good in Detroit, there were no fuses and the city handed out obligations like candy. Then the city got tuff on companies and they and their private unions left. I hagve a friend that retired from UAW in Detroit and still leaves out side the city so, I get a pretty good insider then, you have Wal-Mart come in and sale foreign cheap goods and shuts all mom and pops down, that's what else destroys cities, especially small towns.
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    Post by jedi17 Fri 06 Sep 2013, 2:35 pm

    usually I would not comment on Unions or this type of thread, however jacksmack, please be mindful of the comments you make regarding Indians, as I am one.
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    Post by jacksmack Fri 06 Sep 2013, 5:59 pm

    jedi17 wrote:usually I would not comment on Unions or this type of thread, however jacksmack, please be mindful of the comments you make regarding Indians, as I am one.
    Are you suggesting that I'm not?......... please be mindful of your own kind.

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