Thread regarding Walmart layoffs

I got laid off on February 30th.

Starting 4/9, your chances of being laid off at Walmart jump to 60%.

@1j2 Ha ha. You drank the cool aid. It’s like that other person said “simple minded people can be led and manipulated.”

I don’t know why you’re arguing about a union at Walmart. It‘ll never happen in the USA. Walmart will shut down the store or warehouse that unionizes before they accept a union.

@1gg You want to tell that to the federal government? Department of Defense is Union, cops are Union, you're the id--t for saying people that don't have it don't want it. You honestly think if it was that worthless cops and the feds wouldn't drop out of it or do away with it? You think people like to be fired because someone in management had a bad day and no other reason than they picked you and your job to take out their frustration on? You think cops don't ask for their union rep when someone like you makes false accusations towards them, you think they'd rather pay for that lawyer themselves? You think the government employees don't use their Unions as job security? You must have some real interest in not seeing Walmart go union, must be a stake holder? CEO? VP? Power drunk manager? Or just someone that doesn't know what a woman is and thinks they can speak for the majority of Walmart associates and what they want or don't want? You're exactly the type Walmart hires, the kind they can walk all over and still get loyalty from you, you're a useful id--t.

In regard to unions, it’s a thing of the past. The way back past.
But, simple minded people can be led and manipulated. We all know that. It makes no sense to beat a dead horse.

The last several posts are obviously from the same person. It’s all meaningless. Look, if you don’t like working for Walmart, just quit. You’ll be much happier.

Being union means they cannot fire you simply because you don't agree with their political agenda and anti american movement. Who do you think is behind the No Kings Protests today? Walmart heiress, they literally indoctrinate their employees and will layoff/fire anyone who doesn't participate, why? Because they aren't union, employees have no protection so they have no consequences. Not being union means you don't have any job protection, being union takes their power away and gives you job security. Or you can just keep calling open door and ethics and see how that works out for you. lol

@19a stores operate a little different. Maybe layoffs isn't the right term, but they do have them and massive restructuring efforts that do impact staffing. Meat cutters were once a thing someone mentioned, cash office was also a big thing before 2016, market coordinators cut last year, pharmacy roles cut 2019, then entire store closures. Often store employees can transfer to other stores when closures happen, but with role purges, they have to go for another role if available.

@196 yeah, no one at Walmart wants a vastly unpopular union...that's odd, and in Mississauga, pretty sure the Walmart Canada HO is in Mississauga, very odd indeed.

October 17, 2024

Walmart Warehouse Workers Win First Union in Canada

Eight hundred workers near Toronto have won the first Walmart warehouse union in Canada or the U.S.

“Honestly I was pretty nervous at first because I didn’t want to lose my job,” said 29-year employee Rodolfo Pilozo, a member of “Team Red,” the organizing committee behind the September victory.

The Walmart distribution center is in Mississauga, Ontario, an hour from the western New York border. Workers there began organizing last December to join Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union.

Forty percent signed union cards over the summer. Pilozo cited low wages and pressure to work dangerously fast as the main concerns that pushed him and his co-workers to organize.

@196 "The 18-35 year old demographic is avoiding union membership like the plague."?
Except the increases seen even though small are in the private sector, Women and POC, and oh folks under 45, and by your account that mean only 35-45 year olds are going for unions.. What's Walmart's targeted demographic for hiring? Well they are private sector, and they strong initiatives for DEI and target under 45, women, and POC, oddly the exact demographic driving Union Membership increases.

From the data:
Sector Split: Private-sector union density increased slightly to 6.8% in 2025, driven by gains in healthcare, retail, and construction, while public-sector density increased to 36.4%.
Representation vs. Membership: Approximately 16.5 million workers were represented by unions in 2025 (11.2% of all workers), including those covered by contracts but not official members.
Demographic Drivers: Younger workers (under 45) and people of color are driving recent increases, with notable organizing among women and minorities.
Regional Growth: The South saw significant gains, accounting for nearly half of the net union membership growth in 2025.

@12q Agree. I don’t want a union at my store. I don’t know anyone that does. I’ve never even seen hourly store workers laid off.

@18h Yes vastly unpopular. Here’s a quote from your diatribe:

Long-Term Decline: Unionization has dropped significantly from 20.1% in 1983 to roughly half that rate today.

It doesn’t matter, though. Unions provide no benefit anymore. Labor laws have easily caught up, especially way over the top in liberal states like California and Oregon and Washington. The 18-35 year old demographic is avoiding union membership like the plague.

@16h "Vastly Unpopular"?

Union membership in the U.S. remains historically low, hovering around 10% in 2025 (roughly 14.7 million members). Despite a long-term decline from 20.1% in 1983, recent trends show slight membership increases, particularly in the private sector and among workers under 45, driven by heightened organizing in healthcare.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov)
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Key Union Membership Trends (2024–2025):
Overall Density: The union membership rate was 10.0% in 2025, with about 14.7 million members.
Sector Split: Private-sector union density increased slightly to 6.8% in 2025, driven by gains in healthcare, retail, and construction, while public-sector density increased to 36.4%.
Representation vs. Membership: Approximately 16.5 million workers were represented by unions in 2025 (11.2% of all workers), including those covered by contracts but not official members.
Demographic Drivers: Younger workers (under 45) and people of color are driving recent increases, with notable organizing among women and minorities.
Regional Growth: The South saw significant gains, accounting for nearly half of the net union membership growth in 2025.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov)
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Historical and Long-Term Trends:
Long-Term Decline: Unionization has dropped significantly from 20.1% in 1983 to roughly half that rate today.
High Demand for Unions: Despite low density, demand is high; in 2024, an estimated 60 million+ workers wanted to join a union but could not.
Public Approval: Public approval of unions has reached its highest level since 1965 (roughly 68% in 2025), creating a disconnect between public sentiment and actual membership rates.
High-Intensity Sectors: While traditional blue-collar industries have declined over decades, recent surges are seen in services, tech, and healthcare, rather than just manufacturing.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov)
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Factors Impacting Trends:
Obstacles: High job growth, which often outpaces organizing, along with anti-union efforts, have made increasing overall density difficult.
Federal Workers: Public sector employees remain much more likely to be unionized than private-sector workers.
Regional Differences: States like California and New York hold a high percentage of the nation's union members.
Reuters
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@10p No one at Walmart wants a union. I don’t. I don’t know one single person who does. This union stuff is a bunch of BS, anyway. My brother was forced to join a union and it’s been terrible for him. Unions su-k a big one.

Walmart isn't Union, get that first and foremost, you have no job security no matter how well you do your job or how well you intentions are, you job is ALWAYS on the chopping block and it's only a matter of time. Union means you have job protection, someone saying you should not be fired simply because someone didn't like you. This is the reason they ARE NOT union, to give that up, means you have some power over being wrongfully terminated, laid off, replaced etc.

@a5 Simply because Walmart doesn't care about you, and sure as he-l not America, they won't unionize so they can use people like toilet paper, it's not a company for anyone looking for job security. They are purely what's the trend and adjust and fire and layoff anyone anytime for any reason if it's trending. Walmart is no different than the never ending promiscuous beauty queen that has to sleep with the quarterback and she never graduates and is always ready for the next Senior, Sophomore, and Junior classes.

@OP So, that’s 120 total months and of that, layoffs were done in 53 of those months. Is that right? If you do the math, there’s basically a 44% chance you could be laid off in any given month. That’s alarming. Just goes to show you, Walmart has no loyalty to associates and they’d be more than happy to lay you off in the March to August time frame.