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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

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All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

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Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Remote Walmart Employees Slam Company After Being Forced To Relocate To Arkansas; Several Already Quit (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Remote Walmart employees across the United States are now questioning the company's newly implemented in-person work policy. Some employees who have been ordered to relocate are even considering resigning.

In May, Walmart mandated that hundreds of remote workers relocate to its corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, or its other hubs in Hoboken, New Jersey, and Northern California. A recent Bloomberg report revealed that employees opposed the return-to-office mandate during a company-wide Zoom call, with some resigning.

During the call, one participant described the RTO policy as "a bunch of bullsh-t." In contrast, others expressed concerns about the challenges of living in Arkansas, childcare arrangements, increased workload, and the potential impact on their partners' careers due to the relocation.

A Walmart employee informed Bloomberg that he decided to resign from the company rather than relocate on such short notice. According to the report, employees unable to relocate must terminate their employment with the company between August 2024 and January 2025.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Walmart has a Chief People Officer. I guess I'm not sure what that is. HR?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

RTO = cheap layoff

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

tell me you want to do layoffs without laying anyone off. Round two will be layoffs if not enough quit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Walmart has also lowered pay for regular employees by $5 or more depending on location

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I have been seeing Walmart trying to recruit high end professionals to relocate to their HQ in Bentonville... why would anyone do such a thing?

You can live in a major city where if you lose or don't like your job, you get another one for more money. OR

Live in a company town where you can get a good job from the company. Do these execs and clown HR really think anyone would go for this idiotic deal lol

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

⚠️Trade offer⚠️

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Walmart is cut from the same rag as Loblaws

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Yeah well, didn't it come out long time already that the company who does this just wants you to quit, so they don't have to fire you. Another exploitation of workers.

[–] [email protected] 130 points 3 months ago (18 children)

Being forced to relocate like that should constitute a contract renegotiation and these folks should get severance and unemployment.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago

They can deff get unemployment as this is a constructive dismissal but severance in most states is purely regulated by contract.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not sure of US law, but in Canada something like this would be considered Constructive Dismissal, so you resign and they legally owe you termination pay and severence pay based on position amd years served