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U.S. IS IN THE MIDDLE OF “‘THE GREAT RESIGNATION’ WITH JOB SATISFACTION AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH...millions of workers continue to leave their jobs... workers are experiencing staggering rates of both disengagement & unhappiness.” Crappy jobs worth leaving.

WMT IN AL. CALLS COPS TO HURRY OVER: “two black males wearing ski masks inside the store... threatening to shoot up the place. Police Department has given the all-clear, & WMT is now resuming normal operations.” This IS “normal operations” at Walmart.

Is AMZN replacing people with robots? “The goal is to reduce the need for people to manually move heavy objects through our facility & instead let them focus on more rewarding work.” Like collecting unemployment.

SHARK BITE: AMZN HAS BEEN BUYING UP HEALTH CARE BIZ FOR 4 YEARS. MARK CUBAN SAYS HE CAN BEAT AMZN PRICES with his low-cost generic prescription medications company, selling directly to consumers.

END TAX BREAKS FOR UNION-BUSTING ACTIVITIES: Corporations spend $340 M/ year on anti-union pressure tactics, hiring anti-union consultants, anti-union ads, & “captive audience meetings,” https://t.co/dJy8IidumJ

A SASKATOON EXPLOSIVES UNIT WAS CALLED TO A HOME DEPOT IN CANADA in response to a bomb threat at the store. Everybody was evacuated. Nothing was found. Just another everyday crime at Home Depot. This doesn’t happen at your local Hardware store.

UNHAPPY NEIGHBORS IN HUDSON, MA FEAR AMZN OR WMT WANT TO LEASE A 1.2 M SF GROCERY WAREHOUSE. These companies will not admit they are a potential tenant, esp. if neighbors are opposed. AMZN just closed 5 warehouses iN MA.

60 Y.O. MAN WEARING A HAT tried to leave a Home Depot in Penfield, NY without paying for the merchandise. Probably took one look at outrageous prices being charged and got mad enough to punch an employee. Story was posted, appropriately, by station WHAM.

“AMAZON HAS PUT US IN DANGER...associates whose bodies are pushed to the brink of exhaustion...if we don't work with robot-like speed, we face retaliation – or even termination.”