Walmart Ruling Sparks Demo at Supreme Court Tuesday

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The Supreme Court will be the focus of a rally Tuesday morning at 11a in the wake of Monday's Walmart ruling. “The highest court in our nation has turned its back on workers facing widespread injustices,” said UFCW Local 400 President Tom McNutt. In a closely-divided 5-4 ruling, the Court ruled that Wal-Mart women -- led by lead plaintiff Betty Dukes, above -- could not band together as a single class to challenge the discrimination they described in receiving lower pay and fewer promotions. “The fight for fair pay is far from over,” promised Fatima Goss Graves at the National Women's Law Center. “No corporation should be above the law and no corporation should be too big for justice,” added McNutt. The ruling makes it harder for women employees who have been denied promotions or paid less than their male colleagues to seek justice and hold the corporate retailer accountable for its alleged actions. Rallies are also being held this morning in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco. PLUS: mark your calendar now for the Walmart "Respect DC" rally Wednesday at 2p at DC City Hall!