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Protestors rallied outside of the Walmart in Valley Steam on Sept. 5.
Walmart labor battle makes its way to Valley Stream
Former Walmart employees, union members and workers’ rights activists chanted and rallied on Sept. 5 in Valley Stream, calling on the large corporation to “improve wages” and “reinstate illegally fired and disciplined workers.” more
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Police outside of the Valley Stream Walmart store after a worker was trampled to death on Black Friday in 2008.
Lessons learned from Walmart trampling
The trampling death of a Valley Stream Walmart employee in November 2008 garnered national attention and prompted action by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. more
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Walmart fine upheld from 2008 trampling death
A judge upheld a citation against Walmart for unsatisfactory crowd control stemming the November 2008 Black Friday trampling death of a temporary employee at the Valley Stream store. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Chief Administrative Law Judge Covette Rooney made her decision on March 25 more
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Officials and Island Harvest volunteers celebrated the organization's 8 millionth pound of donated food, as well as its new heavy-duty truck, donated by the Walmart Foundation.
Island Harvest reaches a milestone
On Dec. 28, Nassau Coliseum was being used for something other than sports games and concerts: Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization, was shipping out its record-high 8 … more
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A memorial to 34-year-old temporary worker Jdimytai Damour was assembled at the entrance to Walmart shortly after he was trampled death by customers in 2008.
Avoiding another Black Friday tragedy
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is pushing the leaders of 14 major retail companies to take extra safety measures to prevent worker injuries on Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. more
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Nassau County Police outside of the Valley Stream Walmart store on Black Friday, 2008.
Walmart fights OSHA fine
Representatives of Walmart appeared before a federal appeals commission last week to fight a $7,000 fine the retail giant was ordered to pay as a result of the trampling death of an employee at the Valley Stream store in November 2008. more
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Three Walmart cashiers arrested
Three cashiers from the Valley Stream Walmart store have been charged with stealing more than $225,000 from the retail giant through a credit card scheme. more
Traffic was heavy around the Green Acres Mall on Black Friday as the holiday shopping season began.
No incidents reported at V.S. Walmart
When a Valley Stream Walmart employee was fatally trampled last November after hordes of customers stormed the doors during its Black Friday sale, the world’s largest retailer was forced to make changes to the way it conducted business on the busiest shopping day of the year in order to avoid prosecution by the county district attorney. more
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Safety is key this holiday season
The holiday shopping season began with a headline-making tragedy last year: A 34-year-old temporary worker at the Valley Stream Walmart was killed when customers rushed the store at its 5 a.m. opening. Jdimytai Damour was trampled to death, and as the anniversary of this Black Friday incident approaches, our thoughts are with Damour’s family. more
Last year’s Black Friday tragedy at the Valley Stream Walmart claimed the life of a 34-year-old worker.
Walmart readies for Black Friday
It has been almost a year since Jdimytai Damour was fatally trampled by a crowd of customers who stormed an entrance to the Valley Stream Walmart on Nov. 28. more
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