Sprawl-Busters first began writing about Whitehall, Michigan’s battle against Wal-Mart in March of 2013. Activists there have continued to speak out against the negative impact
Urban sprawl costs the American economy more than US$1 trillion annually, according to a new study by the New Climate Economy. It estimates that Americans
Another Rite Aid, wrong town story. A citizens group in this New Hampshire town of around 14,000 pop, Historic Clarement First has announced that it
There???s no question that Wal-Mart has the best elections money can buy. The world???s largest retailer just spent $8.87 per vote to secure a building
AMAZON HIRING 75,000 WAREHOUSE & DELIVERY WORKERS AT $17/hr + $1,000 sign up bonus & $100 for covid vaccine. AMZN strives to be “Earth’s safest place to work.” Many light years from now, in a galaxy far away.
Read MoreWAGE GAP: WMT CEO DOUG “MCMILLION” had total compensation of $22.57 M in 2021, owns “Shares valued at 100 times his annual base salary.” That’s $127.2 M in stock! WMT’s entry wage still well below $15/hr. (See p. 61) https://t.co/1wXIr4Gdwa
Read MoreCANADIAN SOFTWARE FIRM LIGHTSPEED partners with Google to allow small biz to post product ads on Google using the Lightspeed platform. Direct Global has also developed an ecommerce platform & B2B/B2C marketplace for small biz, co-ops, assocs. & unions. https://t.co/KTlVDCESLQ
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.
