WWA Legal Disclaimer

This page serves 3 purposes:

1---We are not affiliated with Wal-Mart.

2---Do not be afraid to post on this website  because you think that someone from your store might read what you have posted.  If you are posting honestly about what is going on in your store regarding your working conditions, then you are protected under federal law. That means that if your manager finds out that you're posting on this website,  gets upset and threatens to retaliate in any way, i.e. cutting your hours, and you know that it's because you posted on this website, then contact the  National Labor Board immediately! As a former salary manager (Lies/Reality) with Wal-Mart, I know they probably won't tell you that it's because you posted on WWAssociates, however, Wal-Mart will have to give a reason to the NLRB as to why they cut your hours. If Wal-Mart says it's because you came in late 1 day (for example), then they are going to have to show they cut everyone's hours that came in late to work 1 day.  Slander/Defamation is not allowed!  This means that if you think your store manager is having an affair with all the cashiers up front, you should not post that information on this website. Yes, it is a juicy story, perhaps,  but it is also against the law, and is not protected under "concerted activity." Another thing Wal-Mart has been known to tell people is that they can't talk about anything work related,  because it's confidential, and they even put that on all the bottom pages of anything you  print off the wire. The UFCW legal dept. has assured me that this will not hold up in court if Wal-Mart is telling you,  "sorry, anything that happens here is confidential",  but for example, what they are trying to tell you is confidential but at the same time jeopordizes your safety, etc. One more example of "concerted activity", is going to your district manager about an issue with other associates who are in the same boat as you on a work related issue. Going as a group can help protect you because there are witnesses to your side of the issue.

3---The UFCW is not affilated WWAssociates and vice-versa. The UFCW has agreed to allow the following Disclaimer on WWAssociates, but takes no responsibility for what is posted. So don't  worry that outsiders are running the website.  

Federal law protects associates visiting and posting messages about working at Wal-Mart on websites. Specifically, federal labor law prohibits Wal-Mart from discriminating against associates for engaging in "concerted activity." This prohibits something as minor as giving an associate a less desirable schedule, cutting an associate's hours or otherwise retaliating against an associate. Concerted activity means any activity that workers engage in with other workers or for the benefit of other workers, including communicating with each other on websites about working at Wal-Mart.

If you feel Wal-Mart has discriminated against you in any way because you visited this website or posted any message about your work, you can file an Unfair Labor Practice Charge with the federal government agency National Labor Relations Board.

*Any e-mails sent to managers/members/non-members may be shared as deemed necessary.