chiefneon Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Howdy! Livingston Walmart begins hiring process ahead of re-opening. http://m.ktre.com/ktre/db_330602/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=lJpNPecx Hopefully it will be reopened by the time we return to our homebase in Livingston. "Hapy Trails" Chiefneon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 And no signs of any military presence or government conspirators? Are you sure that it isn't part of an attempt to declare martial law? I am sure that the folks in Polk Co. are pleased to see this as they are one of the larger employers in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce t Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 The test will be the loyalty of customers to those stores they used while Wally World was closed. It would be interesting to know how trade figures have changed and how they will change in the future. My guess is that as much as folks love to hate WW that there will be no loyalty to the stores that have kept the town going. regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Have there been any signs of plumbing repairs being done? The hiring notice seems to say not finished, at least, but have they even begun? If not, how can they reopen? Linda Sand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Have there been any signs of plumbing repairs being done? The hiring notice seems to say not finished, at least, but have they even begun? Why would they be hiring if they had not been doing the work the closed to do? It is pretty normal for a store to start to hire well before they open since there is a lot of stocking to do and training of employees. Two months to hire, train employees and stock the stores doesn't seem excessive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwicklund Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'm sure they want to reopen by black Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffMan Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Why would they be hiring if they had not been doing the work the closed to do? It is pretty normal for a store to start to hire well before they open since there is a lot of stocking to do and training of employees. Two months to hire, train employees and stock the stores doesn't seem excessive to me. Was the Livingston store unionized? Doesn't a 6 mo. or so closing invalidate all seniority and unions - effectively giving the store a fresh start? Seems I read one of the news articles that this may have been behind those mysterious closings. Of course Walmart can't admit that was the reason and may have thrown in some non-union stores as red herrings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBH Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Was the Livingston store unionized? Doesn't a 6 mo. or so closing invalidate all seniority and unions - effectively giving the store a fresh start? Seems I read one of the news articles that this may have been behind those mysterious closings. Of course Walmart can't admit that was the reason and may have thrown in some non-union stores as red herrings. That would be my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 It has been reported that the workers at the Livingston, TX, Walmart protested regarding their low wages and that is why the store was closed. I don't know if that is true but Walmart has an anti labor reputation. When a Walmart in Canada elected a labor union they closed the store. My son-in-law's brother was the person in charge of building that Walmart in Livingston many years ago and he told me that it wouldn't take 6 months for plumbing repairs and that it didn't take much longer then that to build that store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulltimer51 Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 It took our store several weeks just to get one urinal fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmac9 Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 This has been common knowledge among the local folks that work there!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wal-mart-reopen-five-u-193739302.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmac9 Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hmmmm strange...wonder why it didn't go to the top...guess it still has bugs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Thank you singwing12 for you post and good luck on your retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdave Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hmmmm strange...wonder why it didn't go to the top...guess it still has bugs!! ?? Do you mean newest at the top? Posts are in ascending order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdave Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 IMHO. You'll never see a union at any WM. Privately held companies do not have to give in to union pressure. In the fifties my parents worked at Motorola in Phoenix Az and there was talk of unionizing and Motorola fired every one of them (right to work state) and made it clear that union talk on company property was grounds to get you canned quickly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 We now have the Labor Relations Review Board and this is no longer the fifties. I am not allowed to stop that type of union talk for my 332 employees nor would I want to. I also remember when the State Police shot and killed coal miners for going on strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffMan Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Today you just can't be as open as to why you are letting employees go - but the net is still the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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