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Walmart, America’s largest corporation, dodges an average of $1 billion in U.S. taxes every year through loopholes and is scheming to avoid billions more, according to a new report published today by Americans for Tax Fairness. The profitable mega retailer is well-known for its aggressive efforts to cut costs and maximize… Read More»
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Today, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Retail Workers Bill of Rights, a potentially precedent-setting package of legislation to address abusive scheduling practices at corporate retailers. The legislation is expected to pass a second vote by the board and be signed into law by the mayor in the… Read More»
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In an important step forward, as reported in Huffington Post, the U.S. Treasury Department will create a pilot program to serve as the debt collector on federal student loans, a function currently performed by private contractors. As soon as early 2015, the Treasury Department could task federal employees with helping… Read More»
To shed new light on how extensively U.S. guestworker programs are used, Jobs With Justice Education Fund along with the Economic Policy Institute, launched the first iteration of GuestworkerData.org today. This resource offers new state-by-state analysis of how employers use nonimmigrant employment visa programs – commonly referred to as “guestworker”… Read More»
Reyna Sorto is one of the many Tito's employees fired after sticking her neck out to improve her job. The NLRB ordered Tito to reinstate Reyna, and she is entitled to backpay for being illegally fired.
UPDATE: In late November, 50 Washington, DC-based immigrant workers employed by Tito Contractors successfully voted for union representation with IUPAT District Council 51. This came on the heels of the an NLRB administrative law judge agreeing that workers were owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages in response to… Read More»
While median pay for most retail salespeople is only $21,410, The Container Store chooses to pay its sales clerks an average of $48,000 a year. As a result, the company’s turnover rate is only 10 percent, compared to the industry average of 100 percent.
Respect DC held a rally with Walmart workers outside one store in the District earlier this year.
Less than one year after its opening, small business owners within the immediate vicinity of a new Walmart Supercenter in the nation’s capital say their establishments are already in danger of closing, according to a new report released by Respect DC and Ward 4 Thrives. The report cites several local… Read More»
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A new report released today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reveals data that both federal and private student loan servicers are using illegal tactics to maximize their profits at the expense of borrowers. These illegal practices include charging unfair late fees and making harassing debt collection calls –… Read More»