AT GOLF COURSE, TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER DEFERRING EMPLOYER’S SHARE OF SOCIAL SECURITY/MEDICARE TAXES THRU DEC 31st. Call Senators at (202) 224-3121 to say you
MOST WORKERS AT TARGET GET UP TO 150 DAYS OF PAID MEDICAL LEAVE & 4 WEEKS OF FAMILY LEAVE—BUT NOT THE “SHIPT SHOPPERS” WHO BAG
“ACCESS TO AN ECOMMERCE PLATFORM HAS NEVER BEEN MORE CRITICAL. This platform will enable us to be more effective in how we link small farmers
“WALMART +” MEMBERSHIP SERVICE NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME. WMT’s competition for Amazon Prime was supposed to be out last March, then July—now when? Prime
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED RECENTLY AT A WALMART IN OHIO TO CELEBRATE JOHN CRAWFORD’S 28TH. BIRTHDAY. THAT’S WHERE HE WAS SHOT & KILLED BY POLICE
LORD & TAYLOR, “AMERICA’S OLDEST DEPARTMENT STORE” FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION, with a “fierce commitment to preserve a nearly 200-year-old brand.” WMT, AMZN & covid
WHY THE EL PASO WALMART MASSACRE HAPPENED: “because some of the highest leaders in this land have fueled hatred for communities of color & used
NEW CANADIAN LEGER POLL SAYS THE PANDEMIC IS “BENEFITING COMPANIES WHO OFFER PRODUCTS & SERVICES ONLINE,” BUT “CANADIANS ARE BECOMING MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE
2 AMERICAS: COMPARISON OF HOUSE VS. SENATE COVID RELIEF BILL. HOUSE Invests in people/communities, vs. SENATE protects corporations that don’t protect their workers & subsidizes
TRUMP WANTED TO BAN CHINESE-OWNED TIK TOK UNTIL HE HEARD THAT MICROSOFT WANTED TO BUY & OPERATE IT IN THE U.S., CANADA, AUSTRALIA & NEW
AMZN DRIVERS TREATED AS IND. CONTRACTORS, get an hourly rate but not paid if they don’t finish their shift in time. Aren’t paid for gas,
AMAZON GETS 27% OF ANY ITEM SOLD BY A 3RD PARTY ON ITS PLATFORM, plus fees for ads & “fulfillment” services (warehouse storage, packing, shipping).
1 YEAR AGO A 22 Y.O. TEXAS MAN DROVE 600 MILES TO STOP THE “HISPANIC INVASION OF TEXAS,” BY KILLING 23 PEOPLE AT AN EL
WSJ PRINTS ARTICLE ABOUT AN EL PASO MUSEUM EXHIBIT OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE MASS MURDER AT WALMART 1 YEAR AGO TODAY—but not one word about
LAYING OFF “HUNDREDS” OF CORP. WORKERS, WMT SAYS ITS CREATING 1 MERCHANDISING TEAM “THAT TAKES A UNIFIED VIEW OF THE CUSTOMER.” So many careers ended.
THE DAY AFTER AMAZON WAS GRILLED IN CONGRESS, ITS STOCK ROSE 3.7% ON WALL ST. TO $3,164. It’s stock has doubled since March. Investors don’t
WALMART IS CUTTING HUNDREDS OF JOBS WHICH PLAN FOR, & BUILD, NEW STORES. WMT “ is simply not opening many new stores in the U.S.
BEZOS: “THERE ARE NOW 1.7 M SMALL & MEDIUM-SIZED BIZ AROUND THE WORLD SELLING IN AMAZON’S STORES…[which] have created over 2.2 M new jobs around
The 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.