Warehouse workers are suing three companies in Los Angeles for class-action damages. These companies are Walmart suppliers that are accused of cheating these workers out of pay by reporting fewer hours than they actually worked. Big-box retailers like Walmart have kept their pay low by outsourcing the jobs of these workers to staffing firms. Even under honest pay practices, temporary warehouse workers have a wage rate of $3 per hour lower than permanent ones. Companies in California have threatened these workers with layoffs after speaking out against dishonest pay practices.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/warehouse-workers-walmart_n_1321518.html
The Occupy Wall Street Protests that started in September 2011 & and then spread across the nation have highlighted ongoing problems of massive unemployment & income inequality in the U.S. Elected officials, various members of the news media, & even a few of my own friends have mocked this movement. I believe that it is possible to find a different story for every day of the year that answers "Why They Occupy".
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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