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Walmart Threatened Workers For Trying To Organize, Judge Rules

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(Reuters) - An administrative law judge found Walmart threatened employees trying to organize workers at two stores in California, in a victory for workers' rights groups challenging labor practices at the retail giant.

The ruling issued on Tuesday stems from complaints raised by workers at Walmart stores in Placerville and Richmond, California, arguing they were unfairly disciplined for trying to organize employees.

Geoffrey Carter, National Labor Relations Board Administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., told the company to stop applying pressure on employees to discourage work stoppages, adding the Richmond, California, Walmart managers told workers they would"shoot the union" and said that employees returning from a strike "would be looking for new jobs."

The judge also ordered the company to change its dress code for California employees that restricted employees' ability to wear union shirts.

Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, could appeal Carter's decision, but company spokesman Kory Lundberg would only say that Walmart was still evaluating its next steps.


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Walmart Threatened Workers For Trying To Organize, Judge Rules

Walmart getting called out on their oppressive labor practices. First judge decision since OUR Walmart was formed. I suspect more decision like this one to come not in Walmart's favor but in favor of the employees.
 
Yeah, you knew those bastards were evil, now you've got the smoking gun! :lamo

Hand down those decisions, punish the evildoers!
 
:roll::doh

Walmart should close those stores and leave town...

As an employer I retain the authority to dictate employee attire during work periods.
 
Walmarts policy, and the law is not to retaliate against organized workers. Taking an isolated incident and broad brushing an entire company classic smear campaign
 
Walmart believes in disposable human beings..who have no rights..

Do you have some personal intimate knowledge to this end that you can share ?

Inquiring minds.

Thom Paine
 
Walmarts policy, and the law is not to retaliate against organized workers. Taking an isolated incident and broad brushing an entire company classic smear campaign


So if the law is not to retaliate, shouldn't they be held responsible for breaking the law? Even if it's one store manager, shouldn't he face consequences for breaking the law?
 
Walmart believes in disposable human beings..who have no rights..

get a better education get better job training, get certified in something then you don't have to worry about it.
 
So if the law is not to retaliate, shouldn't they be held responsible for breaking the law? Even if it's one store manager, shouldn't he face consequences for breaking the law?

Absolutely they should be held accountable, what I object to is calling this isolated incident indicative of Walmarts overall labor practices
 
Do you have some personal intimate knowledge to this end that you can share ?

Inquiring minds.

Thom Paine

Not really..cheap supermarket..employing immigrants..

Sorry must get back to my Masters degree in quantum physics..
 
get a better education get better job training, get certified in something then you don't have to worry about it.

Or could it be economic migrants..who are happy with a crap job.and do what they are told?
 
Or could it be economic migrants..who are happy with a crap job.and do what they are told?

proof or evidence. you are doing a lot of projecting with little substance.
most people know that I see working at walmart are older or way younger.

I see very little migrant workers were I live working there and we have a large migrant population.
 
Walmart workers need to form a national union. lousy pay, little control over schedule, relying on public assistance to make up the difference, etc. if you don't want your workers to unionize, treat them like human beings.
 
Not really..cheap supermarket..employing immigrants..

Sorry must get back to my Masters degree in quantum physics..


SO ! what you're really saying is .. ya' got something against .................................................blah, blah, blah.

:mrgreen: Just joking Twixie ....

I got your gist/point.

Thom Paine
 
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