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Spring 2013

Download the PDF of the Spring 2013 OUR Walmart newsletter.

Download a PDF of the newsletter containing the stories below. A Look Back at 2011 A small group of Associates in Laurel, Maryland founded the Organization United for Respect at Walmart in the fall of 2010. But it was in 2011 that the organization took off and grew into the thriving community of current and [...]

November 2011

Download a PDF of the newsletter containing the stories below. Associates Speak Up About Health Care Rollbacks After a year of rollbacks that cut Sunday premium pay and profit sharing for new Associates, Associates had had enough. Walmart thought it could quietly roll back health care coverage. The thousands of Associates who are members of [...]

September 2011

Download a PDF of the newsletter containing the stories below. Understaffed, Overworked At Supercenter #1985 in Laurel, Maryland, the store manager told Associates in the morning meeting that he was cutting hours for the rest of the month. He said he is allotted only so many hours a month and was set to go over [...]

June/July 2011

Download a PDF of the newsletter containing the stories below. Associates Stand Up For Respect at Home Office OUR Walmart members from across the nation gathered in Bentonville, Arkansas on Thursday, June 16, 2011 to adopt the OUR Walmart Declaration of Respect. We walked up to the door of Walmart’s Home Office and called on [...]

May 2011

Download a PDF of the newsletter containing the stories below. Associates Busy Making a Plan in Southern California Southern California Associates came together Tuesday, May 10th to connect with each other, learn about OUR Walmart and take action.Eighteen Associates from nine stores attended the meeting in Buena Park, California. All told, the Associates represented 94 [...]

April 2011

Download a PDF of the newsletter containing the stories below. White House, NYC Council Hears Associates The White House hosted a joint event with the Department of Labor March 28th, celebrating women who organize in their workplaces. One of the four featured panelists was Ernestine Bassett, a Walmart Associate and OUR Walmart leader from Laurel, [...]

Past Headlines

America’s Retail Union Stands with Striking Walmart Workers UFCW

California Walmart Store Workers Go Out on Historic Strike In These Times

Dallas-Area Walmart Workers on Strike! Inspired by striking Walmart store workers in LA, more workers walk off the job in the Dallas area to stand against Walmart’s illegal retaliation against workers who spoke out.

End the Cover Up and Corruption The Nation

Labor takes Aim at Walmart – Again The Nation

Pressure on SEC to Implement Rule Disclosing CEO to Median Worker Pay ABC News

Some Walmart Workers Want Better Wages, Affordable Benefits USA Today

Walmart Blacklisted By Major Pension Fund over Poor Labor Practices Huffington Post

Walmart Breaks Tradition by Changing Role of Its Greeters Bloomberg

Walmart In LA: Chinatown Store Protesters Say Walmart Employees Rely On Welfare The Huffington Post

Walmart Strike: Over 70 LA Workers Walk Off The Job In First-Ever Strike Against Retailer HuffPost Los Angeles

Walmart strikes spread to more states Salon

Walmart workers on strike Salon

Walmart Workers Try the Nonunion Route New York Times

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Hear from OUR Associates

"I joined OUR Walmart because Walmart’s policies were always changing without any input from Associates. Being a part of the group taught me that together we can fight for respect, a living wage and adequate health care."

Barbara Collins, Placerville, CA Store 2418

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Legal Disclaimer: UFCW and OUR Walmart have the purpose of helping Wal-Mart employees as individuals or groups in their dealings with Wal-Mart over labor rights and standards and their efforts to have Wal-Mart publically commit to adhering to labor rights and standards. UFCW and OUR Walmart have no intent to have Walmart recognize or bargain with UFCW or OUR Walmart as the representative of Walmart employees.”