Shoppers down but numbers up at Walmart protests
STERLING HEIGHTS. Mich. - While analysts are lamenting that retail sales were down at shopping malls on Black Friday, the numbers were simultaneously "up" at Walmart protests taking place the same day.
Fast food strikes to happen in 100 cities Thursday
CHICAGO - Fast food workers in at least 100 cities are planning to walk off the job this Thursday in what organizers describe as the largest strike action yet in their drive for higher pay.
AFGE: GOP senators want to “Walmartize” workforce
Three GOP senators want to "Walmartize" federal workers by eliminating regular pensions for all new hires.
Texas strikers picket Walmart in Black Friday warm-up
Activists and Walmart employees joined together to stage a protest at the Walmart Supercenter in Lancaster, a suburb of Dallas, Nov. 20.
Workers plan nationwide strikes against "bully" Walmart
"Walmart is just a bully, and people across the country are starting to see the real Walmart, that's why I continue to stand up, because the time for change is now."
Truckers support Walmart workers ahead of Black Friday
An early action against the megamonster, known for its always-low wages, always-bad benefits and rampant labor law-breaking, came Nov. 18.
McDonald's tells workers to sell their Christmas gifts for cash
McDonald's won't stop dolling out bizarre "advice" for their employees, including a set of "tips" ranging from stress management techniques to how to get a quick buck.
Walmart seeks food donations for its workers
"How about paying workers more than $7.25 an hour?'" asked Terrie Napolitano, a Lodi, New Jersey resident who shops at several Walmarts in her area.
Today in labor history: Employee time clock invented
On this day in 1888, the employee time clock was invented by Willard Bundy, a jeweler in Auburn, N.Y. Bundy's brother Harlow started mass producing them a year later.
U.S. to prosecute Walmart for violation of workers' rights
The National Labor Relations Board General Counsel is issuing a decision today to prosecute Walmart for its widespread violations of its workers' rights.
