Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:00pm – 3:00pm HomeGoods Distribution Center 1415 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT

Basic Facts on the TJX/HomeGoods Distribution Center Workers’ Struggle

·        TJX, our parent company, is one of the most profitable retail chains in the country.

On Feb 24 the Wall Street Journal reported that …

o       For the quarter ended Jan. 30, TJX posted a profit of $395 million, or 94 cents a share, up from $250.7 million, or 58 cents a share, a year earlier.$

o       Gross profit margin jumped to 26.6% from 22.5%.

·        The recession has been very good to TJX.  More people than ever are shopping at their low cost, AJ Wright, TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods stores.  The recession has not been good to working people and our families.

·        It’s great that the company is selling a lot of product, but they shouldn’t be making this level of profit twice on the backs of low wage working people:

o       They’re profiting from the hardships faced by low wage working families that is sending them to their stores;

o       They’re profiting by the low wages and poor health insurance they’ve paying to HomeGoods workers.

·        600 workers at the TJX/HomeGoods distribution center are asking for support from the community during our negotiations for:

o       a health insurance plan that allows us to afford to see a doctor and bring our kids to the doctor

o       wages that allow us to provide for our families. We currently make between $8.40 and 11.75/hour

·        Help stop the RACE TO THE BOTTOM.  TJX shouldn’t join the ranks of the exploiters of the poor like the HYATT and WALMART.

For more information or to get involved contact

Deya Garcia at  (401) 374-6636