Category Archives: WalMart

Fundraising Season – Host A Small House Party!

Posted on October 25, 2013 by highboldtage

shortlink here: http://wp.me/pbr9G-3PC mnemonic here: http://urlet.com/over.input Hi Everyone, It is fund raising season again and I would like to raise some funds for my friends at PARC, People’s Action for Rights and Community here in Eureka. http://highboldtage.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/donations-requested-to-keep-parc-perking/ So between now … Continue reading →

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Workers Strike at Miami Walmart – Demand 40 Hours Work – VIDEO EN ESPANOL

Posted on October 18, 2013 by highboldtage

shortlink here http://wp.me/p2w2NH-pH In an unexpected act of collective frustration, dozens of Walmart associates walked off the job at the Hialeah Walmart on 9300 NW 77th avenue in Miami, Florida on Friday Oct 18th, 2013. As many as 80 workers … Continue reading →

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Walmart Threatens DC to Avoid Paying Fair Wages

Posted on July 10, 2013 by highboldtage

shortlink here: http://wp.me/p2w2NH-nX mnemonic here: http://urlet.com/read.overloaded Wal-Mart says it will pull out of D.C. plans should city mandate ‘living wage’ By Mike DeBonis, Published: July 9 E-mail the writer The world’s largest retailer delivered an ultimatum to District lawmakers Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Fair Wage Cafe! FREE Community Event Sat June 29, Eureka!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by eurekaworker

shortlink here: http://wp.me/p2w2NH-nL mnemonic here: http://urlet.com/trained.calculated Free Community Event FAIR WAGE CAFE! SATURDAY, JUNE 29 12 Noon to 5:00 pm Hosted by the people who wrote the Eureka Fair Wage Act. The Fair Wage Cafe is an open and casual … Continue reading →

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Plastic Peanuts? McDonald’s Wants to Pay You With Plastic!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by eurekaworker

shortlink here http://wp.me/p2w2NH-nA mnemonic here:  http://urlet.com/tougher.wanting via NY Daily News: She asked for paper – but all they offered was plastic. A Pennsylvania woman is now suing the McDonald’s franchise that refused to pay her by check and instead insisted … Continue reading →

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Walmart Workers Launch Strike Action in Three Cities

Posted on May 31, 2013 by eurekaworker

shortlink here: http://wp.me/p2w2NH-nh mnemonic here:  http://urlet.com/instituting.sounds Walmart  Workers Launch First-Ever ‘Prolonged Strikes’ Today Josh Eidelson on  May 28, 2013 – 10:57 AM Walmart employees are on strike in Miami, Massachusetts and the California  Bay Area this morning, kicking off what … Continue reading →

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Chicago Fast Food, Retail Workers Go On Strike, “Fight for $15”

Posted on April 25, 2013 by eurekaworker

shortlink here: http://wp.me/p2w2NH-mQ mnemonic here: http://urlet.com/anyway.too Chicago Fast Food, Retail Workers Go On Strike For Higher Wages Photo credit: Ryan L. Williams Hundreds of retail and fast food workers went on a coordinated strike this morning to call for a … Continue reading →

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David Cay Johnston Exposes Shocking Income Inequality Facts

Posted on March 26, 2013 by eurekaworker

David Cay Johnston shows the disparity between the gains in incomes of the average taxpayers and those in the top 10 percent. David Cay Johnston received the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of tax policy while at The New York … Continue reading →

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My Word: Workers’ pay should be tied to inflation: Back the Fair Wage Act

Posted on March 20, 2013 by eurekaworker

Kimberly Starr and James Decker/for the Times-Standard Posted: 03/20/2013 02:39:27 AM PDT We are long overdue for a raise in the minimum wage. Working class people  of Eureka need a victory that will improve their lives — and the Fair  … Continue reading →

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KIEM ch3 nbc Eureka Interviews Eureka Fair Wage Act Proponent James Decker

Posted on March 19, 2013 by eurekaworker

KIEM asks Eureka Fair Wage Act proponent James Decker some pertinent questions about raising the minimum wage to $12 in Eureka – and gets some straight answers. While you are there take the poll! http://kiem-tv.com/node/5028

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