Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
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Greed is Destroying the World
The refusal to do anything about climate change, the attempts by the .01% to destroy our democracy, the constant robbing of the poor, the resultant starving children, the war against most of what is beautiful on this Earth: You can blame it all on greed.
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Taking the Pledge: The Black Friday Walmart Strike
If Walmart workers across a wide swath of states refuse to come to work on the company's busiest day, Black Friday, it would be a huge win for workers over corporate greed and savage consumerism.
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Walmart Warehouse Workers Declare Victory
Striking warehouse workers at Walmart’s distribution center near Joliet, Illinois, have won an agreement for an end to retaliation against employees protesting working conditions, and are returning to work with full pay for the three weeks they were out.
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Making Walmart Work for Us
Workers responsible for moving an estimated $1 trillion worth of goods a year through the global economy are paid low wages, often denied breaks and basic protective gear, and are employed primarily through temp agencies. Now they are on strike.
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Organizers Tackle Walmart Workers Rights, Florida's Voter Future
Two innovative groups leading the way for increased workers' and citizens' rights — the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OURWalmart) and Florida New Majority — are pushing towards a new form of network organizing.
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7 Companies That Make Bank While Stiffing Their Workers
A handful of ultra-rich companies are raking in untold profits while paying their workers peanuts. Here is a list of the mega-billion corporations that specialize in offering low-wage jobs, including Walmart, Starbucks, McDonald's and Con Edison.
