Apr 01 Arkansas governor won’t sign religious freedom bill By Nora Daly Updated: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he will not sign into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, saying it was different than the federal version. Continue reading
Feb 25 TJ Maxx parent company will raise workers’ pay to $10 an hour in 2016 By Jasmine Wright The parent company that owns retailers T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods announced on Wednesday a plan to raise their workers' wages to $9 an hour in June, with an eventual rise to $10 an hour by 2016. The move makes… Continue reading
Feb 19 Walmart gives into criticism, plans to raise minimum wage to $9 an hour By Jasmine Wright The nation’s largest private employer, Walmart, announced on Thursday that they will be raising their minimum wage to at least $9 an hour, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading
Nov 15 Wal-Mart workers planning protests at thousands of stores on Black Friday By Rialda Zukic A group of Wal-Mart employees seeking higher wages said it is planning protests at 1,600 Wal-Mart stores nationwide on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Walmart announces plan to cut prices on some organic products By News Desk Organic food sales totaled some $30 billion in the U.S. last year and suppliers can barely keep up with demand. Earlier this week, the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart, announced that it would slash prices of some of its organic products… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch D.C. Picks Fight With Walmart Over Higher Wages for Low-Income Workers D.C. Wages Fight With Walmart Over Higher Wages for Low-Income Workers… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Will Retailers Invest in Safer Work Conditions in Bangladesh? Will Retailers Invest in Safer Work Conditions in Bangladesh?… Continue watching
May 27 Watch Bangladeshi Factory Disaster Inspires Unrest, Demands for Better Conditions Some garment workers in Bangladesh are demanding better conditions, spurred by the collapse of a factory in April that killed more than a thousand people. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News has an update on the factory workers' fight and… Continue watching
May 22 Watch The Cost of Safety: Examining Economics Behind Bangladeshi Factory Conditions The collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh claimed more than a thousand lives and put industry working conditions into sharp focus. Laura Kuenssberg of Independent Television News examines the low wages of workers, whether retailers have begun deliver any… Continue watching
Feb 20 Health Care Without the Doctors Coming to a Walmart Near You By Julie Appleby STERLING, Va. - Perched by a computer monitor wedged between shelves of cough drops and the pharmacy in a bustling Walmart, Mohamed Khader taps out answers to questions such as how often he eats vegetables, whether anyone in his… Continue reading