Jose Tejada (translated)
Voices/Voces from the Warehouse
My name is Jose Tejada and I'm a warehouse worker. Next is the agencies who are in charge of placing us into the warehouse. Then comes the bosses, in our case, it's Schneider. And above him, is Walmart.
A lot of pressure comes with working in a warehouse. We handle anywhere from 300-365 boxes per hour . You're dealing with a large haeavy product, and it's time consuming.They don't care how you do it as long as you get the job done. Your health is not a concern or the time you have been working.
There are times where we work up to 16 hours straight. Only thing you can do is get home to eat and sleep. Just to return the next day. You don't see your family at all.
We are the dark side of Walmart: No one knows about us and it doesn't seem to be a problem.
You can arrive to work and be sent home just like that. We united because we were tired of being mistreated. There was a lot of retaliation after we got united. We were given days off for no reason in an attempt to dismantle the union.
But in the end they were not able. We became stronger. We now have more respect. We have the appropriate time for rest and to eat. And an understanding on how we are to be paid.
But, regardless, our boss, Walmart, doesn't accept unions. If you are part of the union, you are at risk of losing your job. I think they feel the pressure now that we are united. We have come together with various co-workers. And have become much more informed. So we can stand up for ourselves.
One person can only do so much, but coming together with others, we are much stronger. [What force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one.
But the Union makes us strong!]
SOLIDARIDAD PARA SIEMPRE!
The Strike: Day 5
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