{"id":27185,"date":"2015-05-27T16:30:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T20:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=20068"},"modified":"2020-08-24T19:10:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:10:53","slug":"workers-in-la-begin-24-hour-fast-will-rally-for-an-end-to-retaliation-and-call-for-15-an-hour-and-full-time-hours-2","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/workers-in-la-begin-24-hour-fast-will-rally-for-an-end-to-retaliation-and-call-for-15-an-hour-and-full-time-hours-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers in LA begin 24-Hour fast &#038; will rally for an end to retaliation and call for $15 an hour and full-time hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>While Walmart continues to dodge questions about the recent sudden layoff of 2,200 workers ahead of upcoming shareholder meeting<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_6643.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-20069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_6643.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6643\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a>LOS ANGELES<\/strong> \u2013 Ahead of the company\u2019s June 5 shareholder meeting, Walmart workers in major cities across the country are holding rallies and marches this week, calling for CEO Doug McMillon and the Walton family to end the retaliation against workers who speak out for change, and to publicly commit to pay a living wage of $15 and provide access to full-time hours. Here in Los Angeles, two dozen Walmart workers will begin a 24-hour fast today to highlight the hunger many Walmart associates and their families endure due to the company\u2019s low wages and insufficient hours.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Walmart caved to worker pressure and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/opinion\/item\/29302-how-half-a-million-walmart-workers-won-a-raise\">announced it would raise wages<\/a> for 500,000 U.S. associates.\u00a0But despite the modest increase\u2014and without any guarantee of adequate hours \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americansfortaxfairness.org\/files\/Taxpayers-and-Walmart-ATF.pdf\">many workers are still forced to rely on government assistance programs like food stamps to get by<\/a>. Meanwhile, the company escalated its retaliatory actions against associates to a new level last month when it abruptly closed five stores and laid off more than 2,000 workers, citing \u201cplumbing issues.\u201d Walmart has\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/hiltzik\/la-fi-mh-is-walmart-closing-stores-to-remodel-20150421-column.html#page=1\">failed to offer any conclusive evidence<\/a>\u00a0of a plumbing emergency that would require the immediate closing of five stores. Workers at the Walmart store in Pico Rivera, Calif., one of the stores closed for alleged plumbing issues, are calling on the company to commit publicly to reinstating all laid off workers when the store reopens for business and to allow all workers, for the time being, to be transferred to one of the nearby 45 Walmart stores.<\/p>\n<p>Walmart workers are prepared to demand change and accountability from the world\u2019s largest retailer at the company\u2019s upcoming shareholder meeting. Worker shareholders will present two <a href=\"http:\/\/makingchangeatwalmart.org\/files\/2015\/05\/2015-WMT-Independent-Chair-Vote-No-Rob-Walton-Two-Pager.pdf\">resolutions<\/a> intended to <a href=\"http:\/\/makingchangeatwalmart.org\/files\/2015\/05\/2015-Letter-to-WMT-SH-Report-on-Incentive-Compensation.pdf\">reign in executive compensation<\/a> and incentivize <a href=\"http:\/\/makingchangeatwalmart.org\/files\/2015\/05\/2015-WMT-GHG-Resolution-Letter-to-Shareholders-Final.pdf\">sustainable investment<\/a>, such as fair wages and benefits for workers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 WHAT: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Walmart workers rally against retaliation and for $15 and full-time<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WHEN: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WHERE: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Cesar Chavez &amp; Broadway Blvds in Chinatown, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 WHO: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Fasting Walmart workers, community leaders, members of the clergy, elected\u00a0 officials<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RSVP\/FOR MORE INFORMATION: <\/strong>Marc Goumbri, 202-257-8771,<a href=\"mailto:mgoumbri@www.ufcw.org\">mgoumbri@www.ufcw.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>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 publicly 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.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Walmart continues to dodge questions about the recent sudden layoff of 2,200 workers ahead of upcoming shareholder meeting LOS ANGELES \u2013 Ahead of the company\u2019s June 5 shareholder meeting, Walmart workers in major cities across the country are holding rallies and marches this week, calling for CEO Doug McMillon and the Walton family to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":209,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,13,15,17,1],"tags":[96],"class_list":["post-27185","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industries","category-press-releases","category-retail","category-stewards","category-uncategorized","tag-community"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Workers in LA begin 24-Hour fast &amp; 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