Illinois Walmart workers protest at company headquarters
Chicago Business Journal
Employees at a Walmart distribution center in Elwood, Ill., outside Chicago, were among those who traveled to the discount retailer’s headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., to present concerns about their treatment, according to a report by American Public Media’s Marketplace.
The workers, who are part of a group called Warehouse Workers for Justice, primarily protested their status as “perma-temp” workers who are actually employed by a staffing agency. They claim that despite doing the same work as other people employed directly by Walmart, they are paid considerably less per hour and do not have access to employment benefits. Furthermore, they said they are subject to unsafe working conditions and company retaliation if they attempt to organize.