Wal-Mart Shuts Store, Lays Off 200 Workers
April 30, 2005
They’d rather have no store, than a unionized store. That seems to sum up Wal-Mart’s antagonism against organized labor. If workers get too strong, shut
April 2005
Voters Reject Target, Lowe’s Project
April 30, 2005
On April 26th, the voters of San Luis Obispo in a special election voted 51% to reject a big box superstore project, including a Target,
Citizens Ask Courts To Stop Wal-Mart Construction
April 26, 2005
Apparently a lawsuit against a Wal-Mart supercenter in American Canyon, California was not enough to halt work on the proposed project. City officials gave Wal-Mart
Supervisors Reject Wal-Mart Supercenter
April 24, 2005
Supervisors in Carroll Township, Pennsylvania voted this week to reject plans for a 250 acre retail center, anchored by a Wal-Mart supercenter. The developer, Lobar
Support For Anti-Wal-Mart Resolution Grows
April 24, 2005
My first contact with residents from Murphysboro came in mid-March, when a local resident wrote: “Walmart has a store in Murphysboro, Illinois. The town is
Chinese Workers Strike Wal-Mart Supplier
April 24, 2005
Wal-Mart may have trouble keeping its shelves stocked with Chinese-made phones, as a result of a worker action in Shenzhen Province in China. According to
Wal-Mart’s “Alpine” Store Gets Hostile Reception
April 23, 2005
It was standing room only at the Deerwood Elementary School in Orange County, Florida on April 14th, when Wal-Mart came to dazzle the crowd with
Wal-Mart Rezoning Goes To The Ballot
April 20, 2005
Another Wal-Mart proposal is going to the voters, this time in Benson, Arizona. According to the San Pedro Valley News-Sun, the special election will take
Waltons Lobby To Lower Their Estate Taxes
April 20, 2005
USA Today reports this week that Sam Walton’s daughter, Alice, has led a Walton family lobbying effort to permanently repeal the federal estate tax. President
Wal-Mart Debate Stirs Conflict Of Interest Charges
April 20, 2005
They say there are two things you should not watch being made: sausage and legislation. But add a third: zoning decisions. In Helotes, Texas, citizens
Lawmaker Calls Wal-Mart ‘Welfare Queen.’
April 19, 2005
Watch your wallet, Wal-Mart is in town. The giant retailer has a giant appetite for subsidies, and nothing satisfies like a big fix of Medicaid
Citizens Continue Ten Year Battle Against Wal-Mart
April 18, 2005
Sam Walton boasted that if a community didn’t want Wal-Mart, they wouldn’t “create a fuss”, but simply move on to other communities that did want
Wal-Mart Loses First Round Vote
April 15, 2005
The local newspaper said there was “roaring applause” this week when the Vienna, Michigan township Planning Commission voted 3-2 to reject a Wal-Mart application for
Lowe’s Suffers Island Defeat
April 13, 2005
Lowe’s, the nation’s number two building supply chain, suffered a significant defeat this week at the hands of residents of Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Here’s
Wal-Mart Makes Absurd “Wildlife” Offer
April 13, 2005
Today across America there are roughly 356 empty Wal-Mart buildings, totalling 26 million square feet. Add in the parking lots, and you’ve got roughly 52
Citizens Take Wal-Mart Decision To Court
April 11, 2005
Residents of Tarpon Springs, Florida have been fighting a Wal-Mart supercenter for months now, and because of one person’s vote, have been forced to take
Residents Don’t Want Supersized Wal-Mart.
April 10, 2005
The picturesque city of Santa Fe, New Mexico already has a Wal-Mart. They’ve had one for twenty years. But the retailer wants to supersize its
City Wants Wal-Mart To Pay For Frivolous Legal Bills
April 10, 2005
The city council in Turlock, California is considering a measure that would force Wal-Mart to pay for the city’s legal bills if its lawsuit against
Wal-Mart Doesn’t Like “Go Dark” Provision
April 9, 2005
Local residents in Lockport, Illinois have spent as much as $45,000 in legal bills fighting a Wal-Mart supercenter in their community, and all they got
Home Depot Runs Out of Parking Space.
April 9, 2005
Home Depot couldn’t find a place to park this week in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The home improvement retailer wants to build a second store only
Congressman Want ABC to Drop Wal-Mart Sponsorship
April 8, 2005
Sam Walton’s autobiography was titled “Made In America,” but since that book was written (by a Fortune magazine editor) not much else at Wal-Mart has
Wal-Mart Resorts To Publishing Its Own Surveys
April 7, 2005
You know its gotten pretty bad when a retailer has to commission its own survey to show that people want them around. After all, we’re
State Lawmakers Work on (Wal-Mart) Health Care Benefit Law
April 6, 2005
Legislation widely seen as targeting giant retailers like Wal-Mart, which provide weak health care benefits for its employees, is moving through the Maryland General Assembly
Ohio Developer & Wal-Mart Buy Victory Over Size Limits.
April 6, 2005
Local residents opposed to a Wal-Mart expansion suffered a setback last night, as voters in Bennington, Vermont opted in a special election to remove a
‘ Wal-Mart Loses Referendum Due to Anti-Wal-Mart Hysteria
April 6, 2005
The voters of Monroe, Wisconsin made what the local newpaper called a “clear choice” Tuesday night, handing Wal-Mart a decisive defeat at the polls. The
Wal-Mart Media Event News Fizzles; Union Launches New Offensive
April 5, 2005
Wal-Mart loves managed news, and their idea of the marketplace of free ideas is to invite a pre-selected group of journalists to a hotel room
Attempt to Block Wal-Mart on May 3rd Ballot
April 4, 2005
What other retailer in the world ever faces ballot questions to block their construction? The idea of citizens trying to stop a store using the
Lawmakers Seek Limits to “Predatory Superstores.”
April 3, 2005
Three city council members in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania introduced a new ordinance on St. Patricks’ Day that is sure to turn retailers like Wal-Mart green. Bill
Threat of Wal-Mart Spurs Citizen Opposition
April 3, 2005
All it takes is the shadow of a Wal-Mart to get people upset. Here’s a frontline report from residents in Palmer, Alaska: “It was about