I’ve spent years fighting for the people who keep our public schools running: educators, support staff, school nurses and classroom aides. Now, in my role as executive director of the Arizona Federation of Teachers, I fight every day to make sure these workers are treated fairly and that Arizona students have the strong, well-supported schools they deserve.
Throughout my career, I’ve learned to recognize when someone is trying to take advantage of workers, and that’s exactly what big box retailers like Walmart, Target and Home Depot do.
These retailers have spent decades perfecting their anti-worker playbook. Target is known to have an aggressive anti-union program that includes mandatory anti-union meetings and training managers to look out for signs of workers wanting to organize. Walm