Liza Featherstone, author of Selling Women Short, a new book about a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, will speak Thursday as part of the "Untold Stories" labor history month series.
Featherstone's talk will be Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at Macalester College's Weyerhaueser Chapel, 1600 Grand Ave. It is free and open to the public.
Selling Women Short examines the lawsuit, filed on behalf of 1.4 million women, charging that Wal-Mart systematically deprives its female workers of promotions, pay and job assignments. Featherstone has written extensively about Wal-Mart for several national publications.
Wal-Mart also will be the focus of a panel discussion Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. at Hamline Midway Library, 1558 W. Minnehaha Ave., St. Paul.
The program, titled "Wal-Mart & The Low-Wage Economy," will also feature the short documentary, Always Low.
A panel will discuss the effect of Wal-Mart on communities. Panelists will include state Sen. Ellen Anderson, Bernie Hesse of UFCW Local 789, Brian MacMahon of University UNITED, and documentarians Elizabeth Dickinson and Ken Friberg.
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Liza Featherstone, author of Selling Women Short, a new book about a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, will speak Thursday as part of the “Untold Stories” labor history month series.
Featherstone’s talk will be Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at Macalester College’s Weyerhaueser Chapel, 1600 Grand Ave. It is free and open to the public.
Selling Women Short examines the lawsuit, filed on behalf of 1.4 million women, charging that Wal-Mart systematically deprives its female workers of promotions, pay and job assignments. Featherstone has written extensively about Wal-Mart for several national publications.
Wal-Mart also will be the focus of a panel discussion Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. at Hamline Midway Library, 1558 W. Minnehaha Ave., St. Paul.
The program, titled “Wal-Mart & The Low-Wage Economy,” will also feature the short documentary, Always Low.
A panel will discuss the effect of Wal-Mart on communities. Panelists will include state Sen. Ellen Anderson, Bernie Hesse of UFCW Local 789, Brian MacMahon of University UNITED, and documentarians Elizabeth Dickinson and Ken Friberg.
For more information
View a complete list of the “Untold Stories” programs