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Walmart faces unprecedented lawsuit from contract workers

By Mitchell Hartman

January 08, 2013

Wal-Mart has been added to a class action suit by workers who don't actually work for Wal-Mart. — FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

Walmart has been added to a class action suit by workers who don't actually work for Walmart.

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Warehouse 'permatemps' push Walmart accountability

By Mitchell Hartman

November 28, 2012

Dilma Fuentes passes out flyers informing warehouse workers of how to unionize at the NFI cross-dock facility in Mira Loma, California. Walmart contracts NFI to handle logistics, but about 90% of the workers aren't employed by either Walmart or NFI. They work for temp agencies.

Protests put Walmart in the public eye, and legal strategy targets Walmart as industry giant.

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Walmart warehouse temps add flexibility -- and save money?

By Mitchell Hartman

November 27, 2012

Pedro Landeros dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and started working in warehouses to pay the bills. He says that even if he were able to get full-time hours at the warehouse, it wouldn’t be enough money to care for his family. Jolie Puidokas/Marketplace

Walmart's flexible supply chain depends on low-wage "permatemp" workers.

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Workers protest pay, conditions at Walmart warehouses

By Mitchell Hartman

November 26, 2012

Victor Caudillo holds his son, Noah, in the living room of his apartment in San Bernardino, California. Caudillo, 20, says supporting both his family of four, a little brother and a cousin with part-time warehouse work that pays $8 an hour is a struggle. Jolie Puidokas/Marketplace

Critics say a system of contracting out warehouse operation and hiring allows discounters to avoid responsibility for workers.

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