April 16, 2015
UPDATE (4/20/2015): Today, members of OUR Walmart have filed a claim with the National Labor Relations Board seeking an injunction to require Walmart to rehire all 2,200 employees laid off last week. The group has also launched a petition to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, calling on him to transfer all laid… Read More»
Tags: Brandon, California, Canada, ceo, Doug McMillon, Fight for 15, Florida, lay offs, Livingston, Making Change at Walmart, Midland, National Labor Relations Board, Oklahoma, OUR Walmart, Pico Rivera, Quebec, retaliation, Supreme Court, Texas, Tulsa, Venanzi Luna, Walmart
February 22, 2015
On February 18, 2015, a federal jury awarded $14 million in damages to five guestworkers from India who, along with the National Guestworker Alliance, launched a nationwide campaign in 2008 to expose forced labor along the Gulf Coast and press for critical reforms of the U.S. guestworker program. Back in late 2006, more than 500… Read More»
Tags: D.C., Department of Justice, H-2B guestworker visas, H-2B guestworkers, India, Jennifer Rosenbaum, Ku Klux Klan Act, Mississippi, National Guestworker Alliance, New Orleans, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Rajan Pazhambalakode, Saket Soni, Signal, Texas, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, washington, whistleblowers
