Walmart Workers Are Pressuring CEO Doug McMillon to Stand Up to Trump's DEI Rollback
Workers Demand Accountability as Walmart Cuts Diversity Programs and Ignores Equity Concerns.
Walmart, the largest employer of women and people of color in the nation didn’t exactly have a stellar track record on racial equity before the family-controlled operation decided to roll back its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion programs in the wake of the Trump administration’s DEI vendetta.
So, if there ever was a time for an independent third party audit to accurately gauge the impact Walmart’s workplace policies and practices are having on those who do the bulk of the work at the retail giant—it’s now.
“I have been in a managerial role for 15 years of my life, and I can’t get promoted at Walmart even though I’m college educated and have the experience and expertise,” outspoken Memphis, Tennessee Walmart optician TaNeka Hightower recently told Work-Bites.
Hightower is a member of United for Respect – a worker advocacy group that has twice before called on Walmart shareholders directly to push for a racial equity audit, but to no avail. United for Respect renewed its call once again earlier this month at Walmart’s 2025 General Meeting.
https://www.dcreport.org/2025/06/27/walmart-workers-are-pressuring-ceo-doug-mcmillon-to-stand-up-to-trumps-dei-rollback/