NLRB Allows Union Vote to Take Place at Wal-Mart Store
January 29, 2005
Wal- Mart likes to say it isn’t “anti-union”, its just “non-union.” Several communities in Canada recently succeeded in unionizing their Wal-Mart stores, and now workers
January 2005
Danish Trade Union Pension Disinvests Wal-Mart Stock.
January 27, 2005
The Danish trade union pension funds LO announced this week that they will drop all shares of Wal-Mart stock. “The Danish trade union pension funds
Wal-Mart Offers Underground Parking
January 27, 2005
How do you squeeze a 203,400 s.f. superstore onto 11.5 acres of land? Wal-Mart is proposing to build such a store in Gresham, Oregon by
Residents Organize To Fight Off Wal-Mart
January 27, 2005
All it takes is a whisper about Wal-Mart to get the troops mobilized. Here’s a report from the frontlines in the small town of Ballston
Community Newspapers Insulted By Wal-Mart’s PR Campaign
January 27, 2005
Wal-Mart’s latest efforts to get out the “real facts” about the company have managed to give the nation’s most reviled retailer one more enemy: community
City Offers Wal-Mart $2.3 Million in Corporate Welfare
January 24, 2005
The City Council in Lafayette, Colorado is desperate. They are offering Wal-Mart millions of dollars to stay in town, and not close down their discount
Another Worker Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart
January 22, 2005
Just as Wal-Mart started to crank up its latest “real facts” campaign to “tell our story” to the public, and defend the honor of its
Unions Win Another Wal-Mart Store
January 22, 2005
The hard casing on the corporate shell is starting to crack. There was another painful loss for Wal-Mart this week in its always-present campaign to
Wal-Mart To Expand Chinese Stores
January 22, 2005
Most Americans already know that Wal-Mart is addicted to Chinese take out. The giant retailer imports more Chinese products than anyone in American history. “China
Wal-Mart Loses Land To University
January 22, 2005
Wal-Mart flunked the course this week, as it lost out on a bitter battle to control land the retailer wanted to use for another undistinguished
Wal-Mart Unable To Protect Its Own Workers From Crime At Store
January 22, 2005
You would think that this week’s abduction and murder of a 19 year old Wal-Mart clerk from a Tyler, Texas store would stimulate the company
Wal-Mart Fails Again to Make 100 Best Companies To Work For
January 20, 2005
Once again, the world’s biggest and richest retailer has failed to make it into the top “100 Best Companies to Work For.” The Fortune magazine
Wal-Mart Voted Down–Again.
January 16, 2005
Wal-Mart is on its way to becoming a two-time loser in the community of Arlington, Texas. Four years ago, the City Council voted against a
Newspaper General Manager Urges Town To “Turn Away” Wal-Mart.
January 15, 2005
Dan Morris is the General Manager of a weekly newspaper called The Greene County Messenger. The paper has been around for 15 years, and it
Consultant Says Wal-Mart Will Double Size Over Next Five Years
January 15, 2005
Retail Forward, a Columbus, Ohio based industry consulting group that likes to release dramatic crystal ball prognostications, put out a new report on January 11th
Wal-Mart Off To Rocky Start in Rego Park
January 15, 2005
The City Council waded through 3 hours of mostly negative testimony against Wal-Mart’s plans to move into Queens, New York at a public hearing this
Wal-Mart CEO Invited to Children’s Pajama Party
January 15, 2005
It’s not exactly like inviting a clown to your next children’s party, but there are some similarities. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott has been invited to
Residents and Officials Oppose Wal-Mart
January 15, 2005
Battlelines against Wal-Mart are forming almost every time they lay down a plan. A developer by the name of Orco Investments wants to build an
Officials Put Moratorium on Wal-Mart Plans
January 14, 2005
It may be warm in Texas hill country, but Wal-Mart officials got the cold shoulder this week, as city officials in Helotes, Texas put the
Home Depot Found Negligent In Falling Merchandise Case
January 13, 2005
There are more than falling prices at some of our discount stores today. This website has documented the frequent cases of “falling merchandise” injuries and
Wal-Mart PR Blitz: Being “Nibbled To Death By Guppies.”
January 13, 2005
Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott compared his opponents to “guppies” today in an interview with the Associated Press. Scott said widespread criticism of his company is
Citizens Win Court Battle, But Wal-Mart Built Anyway
January 9, 2005
Anti-sprawl activists in Florida won the war, but lost the battle. Attorney Ralf Brookes of Cape Coral, Florida, reports that residents in Spring Hill, Florida
Wal-Mart Pays $14.5 Million to Settle Gun Sales Violations
January 8, 2005
When it comes to gun sales, Wal-Mart apparently has a hair-trigger. The company’s lax policy with regards to selling guns has now caused Wal-Mart to
Wal-Mart Hassles City Over Lease For Dead Store
January 8, 2005
The story of how Wal-Mart got into Decorah, Iowa in the floodplain of the Upper Iowa River is a long, and ugly tale. A strong
Judge Allows Worker “Time Theft” Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart To Continue
January 8, 2005
“Our people make the difference,” Wal-Mart boasts. But in Massachusetts, the “difference” could be tens of millions of dollars if employees win their class action
More Anti-Sprawl Songs
January 8, 2005
Readers of Sprawl-Busters from time to time send me songs they have written and performed against big box stores like Wal-Mart. Here, as an entertainment
Wal-Mart Superstore Still In Legal Limbo
January 8, 2005
A judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico ruled last month that the City Council voted legally in August of 2005 to allow Wal-Mart to build
Another City Rises Up Against Wal-Mart.
January 6, 2005
Wal-Mart has another battle on its hands in the city of Stanwood, Washington. Residents in this community have begun picketing and gathering petition signatures to
Wal-Mart Held Up In Court Over City Betrayal of Residents
January 3, 2005
Residents in Woonsocket, Rhode Island have good reason to feel betrayed by city officials who sold city-owned land to Wal-Mart for a project the original
Illegal Immigrant Janitors Suing Wal-Mart
January 2, 2005
Earlier this year, Wal-Mart told the public it had no idea illegal immigrants were cleaning its stores, but after the illegal workers were busted, they