Elizabeth Warren Calls on Walmart to Cease Gun Sales

'The weapons they sell are killing their own customers and employees'

Graham Piro
August 9, 2019 11:25 AM

Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) called on Walmart to end its practice of selling guns in a tweet posted Friday morning. The move comes in the wake of two mass shootings last weekend that increased calls for gun control.

Graham Challenger Takes In Over $15,000 From Lobbyists

Jaime Harrison spent past decade lobbying for big banks, coal, and tobacco

Cameron Cawthorne
July 16, 2019 3:10 PM

Democrat Jaime Harrison, a well-connected former corporate lobbyist running to unseat Republican senator Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, received over $15,000 from at least two dozen lobbyists during the second quarter of 2019.

Walmart Opts to Remove Cosmopolitan Magazine from Checkout Aisles

Haris Alic
March 28, 2018 12:40 PM

Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, announced on Tuesday that it was pulling Cosmopolitan magazine from its checkout aisles.

Retail Stores Bow to Public Pressure on Guns

Haris Alic
March 1, 2018 12:51 PM

Three of America's largest retail stores have bowed to public pressure and announced plans to change their policy on gun sales in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, earlier this month.

Report: 81 Companies Have Announced Bonuses, Wage Hikes, Other Employee Benefits Since Tax Reform Passage

Graham Piro
January 11, 2018 4:46 PM

Eighty-one companies have announced that they will invest more in their workers—in the form of bonuses, higher wages, or other benefits—since President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax overhaul into law last month, according to a new report.

Walmart to Increase Wages, Give Bonuses in Response to Tax Reform

Haris Alic
January 11, 2018 12:39 PM

Walmart on Thursday responded to recently passed tax reform that reduced the corporate tax rate to 21 percent, announcing its plans to raise the company's starting wage, give employees one-time bonuses, and expand maternity and parental leave benefits.

Concealed-Carrying Walmart Employee Turns Tables on Armed Robber

Stephen Gutowski
September 27, 2016 5:38 PM

An employee at a Florida Walmart store defended himself by shooting an armed robber on Wednesday.

Anti-Walmart Union Stays Quiet as Hillary Gets Big Donation From Heiress Alice Walton

Union endorsed Clinton, who served on Walmart board from 1986 to 1992

Zach Gorelick
April 13, 2016 4:59 AM

A major anti-Walmart union is staying tight-lipped about billionaire Walmart heiress Alice Walton's six-figure donation to Hillary Clinton.

Walmart Closing 269 Stores Due to Financial Performance, Shift Focus to E-Commerce

Initiative to increase wages costing the company more than $1 billion

Ali Meyer
January 15, 2016 2:33 PM

Walmart is closing 269 stores around the world based on their financial performance in a move to focus more on supercenters and e-commerce, USA Today reported.

Union Front Groups to Picket Nation’s Largest Private Employer

UFCW-backed group to protest outside of Walmart (UPDATED)

Bill McMorris
November 24, 2015 12:55 PM

Union front groups say they will protest outside more than 2,000 Walmart locations on Friday, but labor critics do not expect to find too many workers in their midst.