After waiting a year and a half to have their day in court, the Friends of Placer County (CA) Communities, Inc. has finally been given
In September of 2009, residents of the small communities of Warrenton and Astoria, Oregon got a big surprise. The Warrenton community of roughly 4,500 people
UNION SAYS AMZN THREATENED TO LAYOFF WORKERS, & close the warehouse if the union won. “AMZN made people afraid to vote for the union.” It put a voting box in the parking lot with surveillance cameras.
Read MoreSMALL BIZ GROUPS IN INDIA protest AMZN favoritism. “AMZN has for years given preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its Indian platform & used them to circumvent the country's strict foreign investment regulations.”
Read MoreAPRIL 29: GIG DRIVERS’ “CARAVAN OF COURAGE” shifts into the passing lane beyond Uber, Lyft, Uber Eats, Instacart & Door Dash . 4 cities: New York, L.A., S.F. & Toronto. 200 cars driving home the message that Direct Coop drivers are no longer exploited contractors. [ALNORMAN] https://t.co/Ml7y0iKVjg
Read MoreThe strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.
