What Does Wal-Mart Have Against Lunch?

[pnorman]

At Wal-Mart, not only is there no such thing as a free
lunch, allegedly, there's no lunch at all. That’s why
Wal-Mart is back in court. This time, the world’s
largest retailer is accused of denying thousands of
workers' lunch breaks that are required by law.

The case concerns a California law requiring that
workers receive a 30-minute, unpaid lunch break if
they work at least six hours. If they do not get it,
the employer is obligated to compensate them with an
additional hour of pay. The lawsuit covers 116,000
former and current Wal-Mart employees in California,
who are owed more than $66 million in back-pay plus
interest for unpaid work during lunch.

Even though Wal-Mart’s own internal study back in 2000
showed that denial of lunch breaks was a “a chronic
problem” at its stores, Wal-Mart still denies that it
systematically broke the law and has fought to keep
the suit out of court for the past four years!

When will Wal-Mart learn that treating workers fairly
doesn’t come at the expense of corporate profits?
After all, workers who are treated with respect are
more loyal to their employers and work harder too.

Demand that Wal-Mart take immediate steps to end these
alleged workplace abuses!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/974105653?z00m=53324&z00m=53324<l=1128440943