Walmart Workers Win New Policies; Will They Extend to Workers Down Walmart’s Supply Chain?

As the saying goes, “When we fight, we win!”

Walmart workers who are members of the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) demonstrated this clearly with two recent victories. First, Walmart is instituting a new scheduling policy that will allow workers to know when additional shifts are available and sign up online for them. This is important as many Walmart workers are part-time and struggle to support themselves and their families on too few hours.

The second victory is due to OUR Walmart’s “Respect the Bump” campaign, led mostly by women Walmart workers with support from women’s organizations. Walmart announced it will now ensure that women with pregnancy-related complications are given some basic accommodations that will help them keep their jobs and provide for their families.

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