Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Walmart UPDATE: Unions keep plugging at Walmart with demonstrations today
Posted by Max Brantley on Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 9:13 AM
- Making Change at Walmart.org
- DAY OF ACTION: Demonstrations planned against Walmart around country today.
Organized labor has been singularly unsuccessful at cracking Walmart, though unions might argue that some more benevolent personnel policies developed over the years are a product of pressure and lawsuits (think wage-and-hour violations, among others). Nonetheless, the unions haven't quit.
The New York Times reports that protests are planned at Bentonville today for the company's annual meeting with financial analysts. Also, as part of a national day of action, at least 88 employees at 28 stores in 12 states have missed work as part of an action to pressure the retailer in the runup to the Christmas shopping season. Five dozen employees struck at a Los Angeles store last week. A Black Friday demonstration of some sort also is a possibility, the article says.
Walmart dismisses this as a publicity stunt by a tiny number of its more than 1.4 million employees. True on both counts. But not without benefit to the union. See the Times article.
UPDATE: Here's Walmart's report on what it told analysts about the coming year — try to spend a bit less on capital costs, but make more. And pass the savings on to the customer.
Speaking of...
-
Internet sales tax nears Senate vote
April 22, 2013Here's a good primer from the Washington Post Wonkblog on the legislation to make online merchants collect local sales taxes on purchases. /more/
-
White House budgeting goes the Walmart way
March 3, 2013One last note before happy hour: An e-mail from Walmart corporate communications on President Obama's nomination of Walmart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget “We congratulate Sylvia on her nomination by President Obama to be director of the Office of Management and Budget. /more/
- More »
Comments (8)
Showing 1-8 of 8
More by Max Brantley
-
Hmmmm. Tone change on analysis of tort reform
Funny. I wrote yesterday about a sharp analysis of the legal impact of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce's proposed constitutional amendment on "tort reform," which would strip the Arkansas Supreme Court of rule-making authority in damage lawsuits.
- Mar 26, 2013
-
TV producer Bryant Huddleston disinvited as Imboden Ark., high school graduation speaker because he's gay
Our news partner Channel 4 has a news story that deserves repetition in full. More national headlines for the small people of Arkansas should follow directly.
- May 4, 2013
- More »
Event Calendar
-
Re: Morning report: ExxonMobil caught; city directors get big pay raise; the return of Ken Starr
LR Board of Director$ are the Key$tone cop$ of municipal mi$-government. Gov't of the big…
- on May 22, 2013
-
Re: Escaping traffic in America: The remotest place in Arkansas
My aging ringing ears can hear the two lane state hwy. which is well over…
- on May 22, 2013
-
Re: Morning report: ExxonMobil caught; city directors get big pay raise; the return of Ken Starr
These boobs will never get over Nixon. But, more importantly, a second term scandal is…
- on May 22, 2013
Top Commenters
Blogroll
Slideshows
-
May 16, 2013
Site Index
News
Cover Story / Arkansas Reporter / The Week That Was / Smart Talk / The Insider / The Observer / Editorial / Max Brantley / Ernest Dumas / Gene Lyons / Bob Lancaster / Words / Guest Writer / Letters
Entertainment
A&E Feature / To-Do List / In Brief / Movie Reviews / Music Reviews / Theater Reviews / A&E News / Art Notes / Graham Gordy / Books / Media / Dining Reviews / Dining Guide / What's Cookin' / Calendar / The Televisionist / Movie Listings / Gallery Listings
This Week's Cover
Quick Links
Special Publications
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
