Wal-Mart, Labor Group Clash Over Employee App

Total Retail’s Take: OUR Wal-Mart is the group responsible for the 2012 and 2013 nationwide protests for higher wages and better working conditions. The group is trying to help Wal-Mart employees understand their rights, but is causing quite a stir. USA Today reports that OUR Wal-Mart reps say store supervisors are holding meetings to intimidate employees not to download WorkIt. Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported that Wal-Mart told managers to alert employees that WorkIt was not an official Wal-Mart app, and that it could result in unwanted sharing of personal information. Hopefully all parties involved can resolve the dispute before the issue gets out of hand.