A letter from Change to Win's Strategic Organizing Center:

Dear Friends,

Warehouse workers in Southern California went on strike this morning, following months of high tension, high temperatures and extreme pressure in a major Walmart-contracted warehouse. These courageous workers walked off the job to protest retaliation by their warehouse employers.

Will you stand with us and tell Walmart to take responsibility for its warehouses?

Their plight is not uncommon in Walmart-contracted warehouses, which I learned from firsthand experience. After five years of lifting heavy boxes every day in the warehouse, my body aches. I am 31. Walking is difficult, lifting my son is nearly impossible, and I frequently have very painful back spasms. I finally left my job at the warehouse after I seriously hurt my back.

But I had to fight for medical attention. The managers of the warehouse didn't care about my health or safety. They tried to prevent me from seeing a doctor. I fought and I won medical care, but I have seen a lot of my coworkers fired for similar injuries. They leave the warehouse hurt, with no job and no healthcare.

Watch our video and join the striking workers to help make their jobs better!

We move goods for Walmart, but we are treated like we are disposable. To this day it makes me angry. That's why I am joining with other workers and people who support us to end these inhumane working conditions.

Together, we can improve the lives of the thousands of people who live with these conditions on a daily basis. Support warehouse workers and sign our letter to Walmart. We will deliver it to Walmart executives when we arrive in Los Angeles at the end of our march.

Click here to sign on to the letter!

Thank you for your support,
Marta Medina
Warehouse Worker
San Bernardino, California