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November 15, 2012

Wal-Mart Workers File Labor Complaints, Stage Walkout 
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Workers at a Wal-Mart supply warehouse in Elwood, Illinois, have filed
charges of unfair labor practices against the site's four operators. The
workers walked off the job for three weeks this fall amidst allegations
of sexual harassment, dangerous working conditions, unpaid wages and
retaliation against organizers. The workers returned to the job after
winning pledges for an end to workplace retaliation as well as the
restoration of full back pay. Workers at a Wal-Mart supply warehouse in
Mira Loma, California, are staging a one-day strike today over what they
say are unsafe and unsanitary conditions. The actions in Illinois and
California mark the latest in a series of protests against labor
conditions at Wal-Mart sites nationwide.

 

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