Walmart

Walmart workers protest outside Alice Walton’s penthouse as retail giant cuts jobs

By Julia Conley February 21, 2020 Walmart workers issued a “wake up call” to Alice Walton, an heir to the retailer’s $500 billion fortune, in New York on Tuesday by marching to Walton’s New York penthouse and demanding her company pay its 1.5 million workers a living wage and give them reliable, stable work schedules. Read More

The Talent War: Walmart and Amazon Compete for a Better Workplace

Closing The Wage Gap / By Karl Kramer

By Greg Petro February 21, 2020 With unemployment at record lows, the retail industry is facing a talent shortage. And the persistent perception that retail is a “lousy job” based on the physicality of moving and standing for long periods, unpredictable hours, often lower pay, and lately, worker safety (both behind the scenes as well Read More