Josh Eidelson

@josheidelson

Josh Eidelson (josheidelson.com) is a Nation contributor and was a union organizer for five years. He covers labor for as a contributing writer at Salon and In These Times.

Labor Board and Union Reach a Deal for Sixty-Day Moratorium on Walmart Pickets

Labor Board and Union Reach a Deal for Sixty-Day Moratorium on Walmart Pickets Labor Board and Union Reach a Deal for Sixty-Day Moratorium on Walmart Pickets

The agreement is designed to resolve Walmart’s allegations that workers’ Black Friday protests were illegal.

Jan 31, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas

Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas

CEO Howard Schultz doesn’t like unions. But he’s happy to coerce his low-paid workers into joining a phony austerity campaign.

Jan 30, 2013 / Editorial / Josh Eidelson

Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight

Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight

Target doesn’t deny that its contractors lock all the doors on the graveyard shift.

Jan 25, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group

Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group

After an initial meeting, Walmart has told a union-backed warehouse workers group it decided to break it off.

Jan 17, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Are Walmart’s Jobs for Vets Any Good?

Are Walmart’s Jobs for Vets Any Good? Are Walmart’s Jobs for Vets Any Good?

Walmart drew White House praise for pledging to hire 100,000 veterans, but some workers pan the plan.

Jan 15, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Congressmen: E-mails Reveal Walmart CEO Was Repeatedly Informed of Bribery Scandal in 2005

Congressmen: E-mails Reveal Walmart CEO Was Repeatedly Informed of Bribery Scandal in 2005 Congressmen: E-mails Reveal Walmart CEO Was Repeatedly Informed of Bribery Scandal in 2005

Representatives Waxman and Cummings say the documents appear to contradict Walmart’s story about the widening scandal.

Jan 10, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action

Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action

The ruling brings warehouse workers one step closer to holding Walmart directly responsible for alleged retaliation and wage theft.

Jan 7, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US

Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US

A labor official says the kind of auditing Walmart wants to bring to its US warehouses “led directly to the deaths of 112 people in Bangladesh.”

Jan 4, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers

Protestors in Argentina hope international pressure can end Walmart's union-busting in the US.

Dec 21, 2012 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

The Great Walmart Walkout

The Great Walmart Walkout The Great Walmart Walkout

The new labor campaign against the retail giant faces daunting odds, and the stakes are high: most of us live in the Walmart economy.

Dec 19, 2012 / Feature / Josh Eidelson

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