Labor & Economy
Walmart Contract-Warehouse Workers Go on Strike

Breaking News: Warehouse workers who move suitcases are on strike at Walmart luggage and apparel subcontractor Olivet International. The bulk of the Riverside County facility’s inventory is sold by Walmart and the strikers hold the retail chain equally culpable for the poor working conditions employees claim exist at Olivet. The work stoppage is aimed at retaliation allegedly suffered by workers who drew public attention to safety risks at the warehouse.
According to a post by Josh Eidelson that appeared today on the Nation‘s website:
Today’s strike is backed by Warehouse Workers United, a project of the Change to Win union federation. It comes two months after 21 Olivet warehouse employees filed a formal complaint with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, alleging rampant safety violations: emergency exits blocked by boxes and merchandise; forklift brakes, seatbelts, and horns that don’t work; workers loading shipping containers in the dark; triple-stacked and unsecured boxes; lack of ventilation or adequate water amid intense heat; “a risk of workers being hit by forklifts”; and workers “trapped inside trailers as they drive off.” . . . Striking workers plan to rally outside the Olivet warehouse at 11 a.m. PST today.
Updates to follow.

-
Striking BackApril 10, 2025
USC Follows Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX in Calling Labor Board Unconstitutional
-
Latest NewsApril 28, 2025
A Majority of Californians Support Affordable Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants, Polls Show
-
Latest NewsApril 11, 2025
California Showdown Over Medicaid as GOP Approves Massive Cuts
-
Column - California UncoveredMay 5, 2025
How Did Farmers Respond When the Trump Administration Suddenly Stopped Paying Them to Help Feed Needy Californians?
-
The SlickApril 30, 2025
Fracking-Powered Crypto Mine in Pennsylvania Shuts Down Without Word to Regulators
-
Column - State of InequalityApril 11, 2025
California State University’s Financial Aid Students Learn Chaos 101
-
The SlickApril 16, 2025
In Colorado, Gas for Cars Could Soon Come With a Warning Label
-
The SlickApril 21, 2025
The Trump Administration Climate Plan: Red States Get Hydrogen, Blue States Don’t