Shows featuring Josh Eidelson

  • Wal-Mart Worker Uprising: Protests Held at 1,000 Stores on Black Friday

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    A wave of historic protests struck the retail giant Wal-Mart on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. Workers and their supporters demonstrated at more than 1,000 stores. The Wal-Mart protests were organized in part by OUR Walmart, an organization backed by the United Food & Commercial Workers International...
    November 26, 2012 | Story

  • Wal-Mart Accused of Threatening Workers with Retaliation Ahead of Black Friday Walkouts, Protests

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    Wal-Mart workers across the country are planning to stage unprecedented walkouts and protests on Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. Wal-Mart has sought to counter the effort by filing an unfair labor practice charge against the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and, according to critics, threatening...
    November 21, 2012 | Story

  • Wal-Mart Workers in 12 States Stage Historic Strikes, Protests Against Workplace Retaliation

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    Wal-Mart workers have launched historic labor protests and strikes across 28 stores in 12 states, the first retail worker strike in the company’s 50-year history. According to organizers, employees are protesting company attempts to "silence and retaliate against workers for speaking out for improvements on the job."...
    October 10, 2012 | Story