New Walmart Management Model Being Implemented in the New River Valley (editor's note: based on Walmart's notorious efforts to retaliate on workers for exercising their labor rights and speaking out, this particular Walmart worker would like to remain anonymous. If you're a local Walmart worker and would like to speak out on work conditions please … Continue reading Report From A Local Walmart Worker
The Failure of Flacc
We’ve been watching this campaign unfold for the past year, watching as friends and acquaintances dedicated their limited time and money to it, encouraging others to get involved because Flaccavento apparently represented the interests of the regional working class and poor, but we abstained from the get go. This populist campaign seemed to be based … Continue reading The Failure of Flacc
Target Settles Regarding Violations of Worker Rights
This is the legally-required notice Target must circulate to Target workers regarding their agreement to stop violating the above-listed labor rights A settlement has been reached between Christiansburg Target workers and Target Corporation after months of negotiations between Target's hired law firm Littler Mendelson P.C. and the National Labor Relations Board. The National Labor Relations … Continue reading Target Settles Regarding Violations of Worker Rights
An Insider’s View: DISH Workers Speak Out
[Due to the threat of retaliation by DISH management DISH workers requested that we keep their identities anonymous, the following are accounts of their experiences with the recent layoffs and current business practices of DISH bosses] Account #1 I have more information about DISH network. They have not only laid off employees at the site in … Continue reading An Insider’s View: DISH Workers Speak Out
DISH Chews Up and Spits Out Local Workers
This past Tuesday DISH announced plans for a mass layoff which will downsize to 150 workers from originally 600 workers. This is devastating for hundreds of local workers and their families who now are scrambling to find new sources of income in the local job market where part-time and sub-par wages are the norm. Since this announcement many … Continue reading DISH Chews Up and Spits Out Local Workers
Reportback From The WVA Teachers Strike
Arriving to Charleston, West Virginia via 77W, winding and snaking along the Kanawha River, the first thing you notice is the Gold Domed Capitol Building shining in the distance above the surrounding buildings and houses. A gold leaf, gold domed shrine to corruption and party politics. A temple commanded by the god of cash, coal … Continue reading Reportback From The WVA Teachers Strike
Testimony from a Worker at a Local Big Box Store #9
When I began working for this store it was normal for the store manager to touch me whenever he talked to me. It began with a hand shake and progressed to a hand on my shoulder. A few conversations later it progressed further to a hand on my lower back which stayed there until he … Continue reading Testimony from a Worker at a Local Big Box Store #9
Testimony from a Worker at a Local Big Box Store #8
I worked at this store for over five years, part time at first and eventually full time through the years. I was promoted into an office/behind the scenes position and dealt frequently with the management and general manager. One evening during the last month I was full time I was in the team member area … Continue reading Testimony from a Worker at a Local Big Box Store #8
Testimony from a Worker at a Local Big Box Store #7
I first started working at the store when I was 17. One day the general manager decided to give the cashier who sales the most store cards a gift. I had the most store card sales that day so he asked me to meet him in the break room. I saw that he was alone … Continue reading Testimony from a Worker at a Local Big Box Store #7
Testimony From a Worker at a Local Big Box Store #6
The store manager, and by extension all leadership at the store, was unable to make me feel comfortable as either a worker or a trans person. I tried to bring up the fact that I was transgender with an HR manager during what was basically intake, only to be sidelined with a "put your sex … Continue reading Testimony From a Worker at a Local Big Box Store #6
New River Workers Power 