Gov't charges Wal-Mart with labor violations

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Gov't charges Wal-Mart with labor violations
By SAM HANANEL
— Jan. 15, 2014 3:43 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have filed a formal complaint charging that Wal-Mart violated the rights of protesting and striking workers last year.

The National Labor Relations Board says Wal-Mart illegally fired, disciplined or threatened more than 60 employees in 14 states for participating in legally protected activities to complain about wages and working conditions.

The labor board's general counsel first laid out the charges last November, but held off on filing a complaint while trying to work out a settlement with Wal-Mart. The company has insisted its actions were legal and justified.

The complaint will go before an administrative law judge. If Wal-Mart is found liable, it could be required to award workers back pay, reinstatement and reverse any disciplinary action.


Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/govt-charges-wal-mart-labor-violations

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[thelordofhell]

1. Supreme Court to the rescue!!

Rule that President Obama's NLRB appointments are unconstitutional and viola........charges dropped

[bobGandolf]

10. Definately something to worry about. n/t

[dembotoz]

2. have a small amount of sympathy for wally world

had a sister in law who worked there a few years back and it was as awful as reported.

i now have a friend whose special needs daughter now works there and they have
dramatically cleaned up their act.
Yes i know different locations and different job titles but
K absolutely loves the joint--best job she has ever had and she has had a number of them.

[packman]

3. All I can say is

about fuckin' time.

[L0oniX]

4. Obviously ...they have not given enough money to someones political campaign.

[arely staircase]

5. or maybe they are actually violating the law nt

[L0oniX]

7. Tisk tisk ...violating the law ...is so last century.

[quakerboy]

6. And there is the heart of the problem

If a company, in this case walmart, breaks the law and harms its employees, and it is proven that they did so to a judge...

They have to pay the employees what they would have paid them.

Thats it.

It costs them nothing to break the law. Its like if you just made it clear to every criminal in the USA that they can steal, and at absolute worst case, they get caught in the middle of the robbery, their worst possible punishment would be to have to give back what they were in the process of stealing. Not even other items that they have stolen previously, just what they were currently in the midst of stealing.

[Brigid]

8. Unfortunately, these days that qualifies as progress.

[bobGandolf]

9. Thank God!

Obama made the appts. so the labor board can now do their job.