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Walmart Faces Renewed Boycott Over DEI Rollbacks and Price Hike Plans

The People’s Union USA leads a second week-long boycott targeting Walmart for corporate practices and tariff-driven price increases.

Walmart boycott 2.0: What does it mean for shoppers? (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
Walmart's recent announcement that it would have to raise prices to offset the cost hikes resulting from Trump's trade policies sparked the recent confrontation between the President and the country's largest private sector employer.
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Overview

  • The People’s Union USA has organized a nationwide boycott of Walmart from May 20 to May 26, 2025, targeting its retail stores, online platforms, and subsidiaries like Sam’s Club.
  • Protestors cite Walmart’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, record profits, and planned price hikes tied to tariffs as reasons for the boycott.
  • Walmart defends itself, highlighting $1.7 billion in community contributions last year and its role as one of the largest corporate taxpayers in the U.S.
  • The boycott is part of a broader series of actions by The People’s Union, which has previously targeted Amazon and Nestlé, with upcoming plans against Target, McDonald’s, and a July 4 consumer blackout.
  • Founder John Schwarz emphasizes economic resistance as a tool to hold corporations accountable for practices seen as exploitative and inequitable.