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Respect DC Deliver Fun Banner to Marriott CEO and Walmart Board Member in Wake of Reported Mexico Bribery Scandal [VIDEO]
WASHINGTON, DC, April 26 — With allegations of bribery and a cover-up swirling around Walmart as it nears its 50th anniversary, Respect DC coalition members visited the JW Marriott Hotel, where they urged Marriott President and CEO Arne Sorenson to … Continue reading
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Statement by UFCW International President Joe Hansen Calling for Walmart CEO and Board Chair Resignations
Washington–Joe Hansen, International President of the United Food and CommercialWorkers International Union (UFCW) and Chair of Change to Win, today released the following statement to join Walmart associates in the demand for leadership changes at the retail giant. “The corruption … Continue reading
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Giant Food, Martin’s Workers Command Ahold’s Annual Shareholder Meeting in Amsterdam[VIDEO]
Ahold Chairman receives push back from Ahold Shareholders on lack of Respect for US Visitors Three Ahold workers from Virginia visited Amsterdam, Netherlands, to share their stories at the Dutch company’s annual general meeting Tuesday April 17, 2012. They alerted … Continue reading
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P.O.W.E.R. Up! Fact of the Week–Associated Administrators
If you’re like the rest of us, you are probably unable to make phone calls during normal business hours to check on your health benefits and claims. We’ve got a solution that we think will help you out and may … Continue reading
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Keeping Up with Kaiser
Recently, Kaiser members were featured in the Labor Management Partnership e-newsletter. In the stories: Satisfaction and service go hand in hard at busy call center. Advice nurse, Elisabeth Christakis was featured for her hard work in the often hectic Clinical … Continue reading
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U.S. Workers Will Let Ahold Know ‘A Deal is A Deal’ At Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Amsterdam
Ahold: Stop Anti-Union Efforts and Begin to Live Up to Set Standards Royal Ahold has 218,000 employees. All of them should be treated equally when it comes to basic human rights. Yet, the reality for many Ahold workers is one … Continue reading
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Walmart Delay in DC Shows Lack of Support, Says Respect DC
Respect DC statement on Walmart’s delay of D.C. store openings. April 9, 2012 – The Respect DC campaign released the following statement today: Walmart’s announcement that it will delay the opening of five of six planned stores in the District … Continue reading
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More on Self-Checkouts: Increased Theft Risk
A few months ago, President Tom McNutt issued a statement about how self-checkouts, just like the eight-track, will become things of the past. Already, grocery chains like Albertson’s and New England’s Big-Y can discontinued use of them. “Nothing replaces a … Continue reading
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American Rights at Work Launches Union Shop
From UFCW Blog–Our friends at American Rights at Work have launched a brand new blog that we are extremely excited about - Union Shop: an online guide to all things union-made in the good old U. S. of A. As they … Continue reading
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