Salon.com > Warehouse Strike http://www.salon.com Sat, 18 May 2013 00:26:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Wal-Mart warehouse strike heats up http://www.salon.com/2012/10/03/wal_mart_warehouse_strike_heats_up/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/03/wal_mart_warehouse_strike_heats_up/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13029545 On Monday, 600-plus people marched to Wal-Mart's vast distribution warehouse in Elwood, Ill., to show support for 30 non-union workers who have been on strike since mid-September. Riot police were called in and arrested 17 people as a group of marchers sat down to block the road to the warehouse. However, in successfully shutting down the facility for the day, strikers and their supporters estimate their protest Monday cost the company several million dollars.

The civil disobedience also brought attention to the strike, which has continued for weeks with no media fanfare. Workers cite unsafe conditions and low wages as fueling their industrial action, along with complaints about long shifts with no breaks and sexual harassment. Micah Uetricht reported for Labor Notes on Monday's march, the strike and the reasons underpinning it:

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