Home Town America
Fights Back

U.S.SENATORS LOVE TO SEND AMZN LETTERS: this one is about “repeated reports of the mistreatment of pregnant employees” at its 110 “fast-paced, physically strenuous” fulfillment centers.

WMT building more “mini-fulfillment centers,” & wants “to grow our [3rd party] marketplace aggressively, with some level of curation.” That’s a dig at AMZN—which has trouble keeping sketchy sellers off its platform.

WMT SAYS ITS GOING TO STOP PAYING WORKERS A QUARTERLY BONUS, because workers prefer higher wages. But WMT’s min. wage is “still lower than what some competitors offer. “

WHITE HOUSES’ NEW WORKPLACE COVID GUIDELINES will be applied to businesses with more than 100 workers. But Home Depot says it’s “not yet requiring vaccinations for its employees.” Good time to stop shopping at Home Despot!

AFTER YEARS OF IGNORING ONLINE SALES, WMT NOW HAS A “DIGITAL-FIRST MINDSET”—which is great, because they’ve stopped building those “sprawlful”superstores. Now it’s just enormous warehouses.

AS AMZN’s PROFITS SOAR, LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT INCREASES TO REGULATE WAREHOUSE WORKER QUOTAS, & reduce repetitive motion injuries. Workers like canaries in the mine.

IT’S FUNNY THAT LOCAL TOWNS WILL PUSHBACK AGAINST THE LOCATION OF A FEW AMZN LOCKERS at a gas station—yet put up no resistance to a 1 million sf warehouse on farmland.

WATCH THIS 1 MINUTE AD ABOUT CLOSING THE BILLIONAIRE’S TAX LOOPHOLE THAT WOULD BRING IN $325 B over the next decade if closed. End the free ride!

@suebu4peace I’ve been fighting superstores for almost 30 years. These “fulfillment” warehouses are rarely being challenged—and they are far bigger!