Walmart Is Getting Rid of Greeters, Disabled Workers Worried

Walmart Is Getting Rid of Greeters, Disabled Workers Worried
Walmart greeter John Combs works at a Walmart store in Vancouver, Wash., on April 21, 2018. Rachel Wasser via AP
The Associated Press
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As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested “greeters” at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they’re being ill-treated by a chain that styles itself as community-minded and inclusive.

Walmart told greeters around the country last week that their positions would be eliminated on April 26 in favor of an expanded, more physically demanding “customer host” role. To qualify, they will need to be able to lift 25-pound packages, climb ladders and stand for long periods.