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noon, OUR Walmart held a conference call. These protests are a powerful escalation by workers and community supporters who refuse to live in fear, who are sick and tired of Walmarts empty promises and PR lies, said Martha Sellers, an employee in California. Later that afternoon, Walmart released
Date: Nov 24, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Black Friday protests seek to highlight police violence as well as poor wages
I begged them for more hours. But they kept cutting everyones hours, said Martha Sellers, 57, who has been a cashier at a Paramount Walmart store and who attended a Long Beach protest. Id go in and ask them for more hours. When Id leave I could hear them snickering. I cant even tell you how t
Date: Nov 28, 2014
Category: World
Source: Google
In the run-up to Black Friday, Walmart and strikers wage a war of words
It hurts to talk about being that hungry, said Martha Sellers, who has worked at a store in Pico Rivera, Calif., for 11 years, on a conferencecall with reporters Friday. She says when she was feeling lightheaded at work from having not eaten, a manager asked her if she was hungover. Hungover fro
Date: Nov 22, 2014
Category: Business
Source: Google
Photos: 23 Arrested At Walmart In Protest Over Workers' Wages
They can afford to pay us better, to provide better health insurance, Martha Sellers, a 56-year-old cashier at the Walmart in Paramount who participated in the Baldwin Hills protest, told BuzzFeed.
Date: Nov 14, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
On Black Friday, Strikes and Counter-Strikes at Walmart
almart held a conference call for journalists. These protests are a powerful escalation by workers and community supporters who refuse to live in fear, who are sick and tired of Walmarts empty promises and PR lies, said Martha Sellers, a member of the group who works at a Walmart in California. To i
Date: Nov 29, 2013
Category: Business
Source: Google
Macy's Joining Wal-Mart on Thanksgiving Energizes Labor
Martha Sellers, a Wal-Mart cashier in Paramount, California, says shes risked her job to protest for better pay and working conditions at the worlds largest retailer. Working on Thanksgiving Day only hardened her resolve.
Date: Nov 24, 2013
Category: Business
Source: Google
Largest Civil Disobedience In Walmart History Leads To More Than 50 Arrests
After working full time at Walmart in Paramount, Calif., for 10 years, Martha Sellers, 55, makes $25,400 a year. In the last few years, she said, her managers have been cutting her weekly hours, sometimes to as few as 12 hours a week.