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Hackers Leak Walmart Guide On Silencing Workers

Christopher Coppock |
March 10, 2014 | 10:15 a.m. PDT

Supervising Executive Producer

Walmart is suffering from a spate of lawsuits as well as a NLRB complaint. (wikimedia commons)
Walmart is suffering from a spate of lawsuits as well as a NLRB complaint. (wikimedia commons)
Occupy Wallstreet hackers recently published some internal training materials written by Walmart on how to discourage workers from coming together for collective action. 

As MSNBC wrote:

“If you see something, say something” is no longer just a motto for the Department of Homeland Security. It’s also how Walmart plans to snuff out labor organizing drives before they happen, according to internal company documents leaked on Tuesday.

The leaks come as Walmart finds itself in the middle of a series of lawsuits about workers rights, not a mention the largest-ever National Labor Relations Board complaint against the corporation.

Walmart, it appears, is in desperate need of reform if it is going to continue its run as one of the worlds largest companies. 

Read the full story on Making Change at Walmart.

Reach Supervising Executive Producer Christopher Coppock by email.



 

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