Over 30 California warehouse workers walked off the job on Wednesday, in a protest against their working conditions. The workers, whose warehouse stores good for major retailers, including Wal-Mart, say that they work with faulty equipment, high temperatures and other unsafe conditions. A representative for the workers said that they had exhausted all of their options before walking out. Problems with working conditions in warehouses, especially those supplying retailers like Wal-Mart have come up more frequently over the past year, with fines for working conditions and reports detailing the poor conditions.
See "Inland Empire warehouse workers walk off job, protest conditions", Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2012