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Comment by Joe Balkis on June 12, 2013 at 17:09

Chicago in solidarity with striking Walmart workers

By staff
Chicago, IL - On a clear, sunny day here, June 7, over 150 supporters of striking Walmart workers gathered outside the downtown Walmart store. Speakers condemned Walmart's greed, low pay and harsh conditions at its stores in the U.S. and around the world.
The Chicago action was one of many that took place across the U.S and coincided with Walmart's annual shareholder meeting.
The Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) organized the protest, which received support from members of the Chicago Teachers Union, Jobs with Justice, SEIU Healthcare, and Warehouse Workers for Justice.

Comment by Joe Balkis on June 10, 2013 at 15:41

Now in Spanish: Mexican Workers Win Ownership of Tire Plant with Three-Year Strike   

Mexican tire workers kept a multinational from closing their plant, then took it over and are running it themselves, with high wages and good pensions. That's worker ownership. Pass it on to those who'd rather read en español.
And here's our weekly summary of Labor Notes articles in Spanish, too. 

Comment by Joe Balkis on June 10, 2013 at 15:29

Show Some Real Employee Appreciation, Say Walmart Strikers this Week   

Walmart store workers have launched their most ambitious effort yet to improve conditions at their giant, stubborn employer. More than 100 walked out of dozens of stores this past week. Today they are attending Walmart's shareholders meeting in Arkansas along with Bangladeshi garment workers.

Comment by Joe Balkis on June 10, 2013 at 8:57

Turkish Unions Strike, Joining Massive Protests 

Two labor federations have joined anti-government demonstrations in..., where protests have lasted over a week and captured the world's attention.
Here's an eyewitness report from Istanbul from earlier in the week: Raising Our Voices in Taksim Square. 

Comment by Joe Balkis on June 2, 2013 at 14:08

South African garment workers strike on low wages

10,000 Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) members embarked on a two day protected strike action against continued undermining of the clothing bargaining council and payment of wages below the legally prescribed levels.

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Comment by Joe Balkis on June 2, 2013 at 7:22

Analysis: Elizabeth Schulte

LOW-WAGE AMERICA STRIKES BACK

Cities around the country are witnessing a kind of labor action seen only rarely in the U.S. for decades--non-union, low-wage workers on strike. 

http://socialistworker.org/2013/05/30/low-wage-america-strikes-back

Comment by Joe Balkis on June 2, 2013 at 6:21

Exciting news. Since the Ride for Respect was announced on Tuesday, workers from 12 cities have gone out on strike.

The reason is simple: Time after time, Walmart has retaliated against workers for speaking out in even the smallest of ways. And workers have had enough.

So they're striking, standing up against Walmart's retaliation against and attempts to silence those who speak out for higher wages and respect on the job.

They're taking their complaints straight to Bentonville, Arkansas, at the Walmart shareholder meeting on June 7th -- caravanning with other workers to deliver a petition calling on Walmart to publicly commit to jobs with full-time hours and a minimum salary of $25,000.

Make sure your name is on the petition when it gets delivered to Walmart executives in Bentonville. Sign today.

Comment by Joe Balkis on May 31, 2013 at 4:17

Reduced
shifts. Worse hours. No raises. Being fired.

These are
just some of the ways Walmart has retaliated against workers who have spoken up
for their rights.

Workers like Vanessa Ferriera, who worked at Walmart
for 8 years, until she was fired earlier this month -- having done nothing wrong
beside standing up for herself and her coworkers.

Or workers like
Carlton Smith, a Paramount, California, Walmart employee of 17 years, who was
just fired for speaking up to make positive change.

So today,
Walmart workers across the country are on strike, standing up against Walmart’s
retaliation against and attempts to silence those who speak out.
They’ll be caravaning to Bentonville, Arkansas -- what they’re calling the “Ride
for Respect” -- to bring their complaints directly to the Walmart shareholder
meeting on June 7th.

And the more of us who stand with them
right now, the louder their voices will be.

Sign their petition to Walmart today, and
it'll be delivered to Walmart HQ during the shareholder meeting.


Even though Walmart makes more than $16 billion in profits each year,
the retailer is creating jobs that keep its associates without enough hours,
without healthcare, and struggling to get by on poverty wages.

As a
result many employees can’t even support their families without relying on
government assistance, while the Walton family, which controls the company, has
the wealth of 42 percent of American families combined, and its CEO rakes in
more than 1,000 times the salary of the average Walmart worker.

That’s
why these workers are calling for Walmart to publicly commit to providing jobs
with full-time hours and a minimum salary of $25,000 -- and why your support is
so important.

Because we know what happens to workers when they speak
out -- just ask Vanessa or Carlton.

The “Ride for Respect” -- to take
their concerns directly to the executives and shareholders who could make change
happen -- will be a huge effort.

And having you with the workers from
the start will make a huge difference. Add your name today:

http://action.changewalmart.org/page/s/stand-with-strikers


Thanks so much,
Silvia Fabela
Assistant Field Organizer, Making
Change at Walmart

Comment by Joe Balkis on May 27, 2013 at 13:27

The Peace
Poets and Witness Against Torture have collaborated on a Hunger Strike Video that WE NEED YOUR HELP posting, sharing
& promoting.

Comment by Joe Balkis on May 27, 2013 at 13:19

Joe, Today, fast food and retail workers in Milwaukee went on strike. We're fighting for a living wage — $15 an hour — and for the right to form a union without retaliation. As people who know what it's like to struggle to make ends meet, my coworkers and I were inspired by other walkouts in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Detroit — and like them, we're taking action to fight for a better life. Stand with the us: http://RaiseUpMKE.org About 65% of the jobs added since the recession have been low-wage ones and unfortunately, the Economic Policy Institute projects that one out of every four workers will be in low-wage jobs by 2020. Fast food and retail outlets are the 'new' factory floors, and like thousands of workers before us, we're organizing to demand better pay and conditions. Join the wave of worker organizing sweeping the country. Companies like McDonald's make billions while workers like me struggle to get by on $7.25 an hour. By taking a stand for ourselves, we're laying the groundwork a more prosperous future for Milwaukee. We all deserve the right to a good job. Please support those of us fighting to make ours better. In Solidarity, Stephanie Sanders McDonald's Worker Milwaukee, WI

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