Collins was fired by Walmart in June, after protesting fellow strikers' firings by participating in civil disobedience at the headquarters of Yahoo! CEO and Walmart Board Member Marissa Mayer. As The Nation first reported, this wave of alleged retaliation—the most serious to face OUR Walmart since its founding two years ago—began two weeks after workers concluded a weeklong work stoppage and caravan to the company's Arkansas shareholder meeting. OUR Walmart is closely tied to the United Food and Commercial Workers union.