THIS IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRAINWRECK DONALD TRUMP LEAVES FOR JOE BIDEN: “Counting those driven out of the workforce entirely, seeing hours cuts, & misclassified as
HEY, MR. TRUMP: GREETINGS FROM SPEAKER PELOSI’S OFFICE! They stole your election, so I’m stealing their podium. Want a statue for Mar-a-Lago? Read more on
INVOKE THE 25th AMENDMENT: Remove the 45th President from office before he does something even more dangerous. Take away his security clearance immediately. Enough is
AMAZON HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM IS DEAD. Haven, created in 2018 by Amazon, JPMorgan & Berkshire Hathaway to cut health costs & improve patient outcomes, will
NEW KING OF SPRAWL: IN 26 YEARS, AMZN AMASSED 347 M SF OF WAREHOUSE SPACE IN THE U.S. —2.5 X > THAN WALMART CREATED IN
WALMART VOWS TO FIGHT OPIOID LAWSUIT brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and DEA, saying the litigation “is so misguided & misleading…it is wrong
WALMART PHARMACIST SAYS EMPLOYER THREATENED TO FIRE HIM IF HE SPOKE OUT ABOUT OPIOID POLICY: “there was intense pressure to sell opioids & fill prescriptions
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: IF VOTERS IN AZ CAN PASS A 3.5% TAX SURCHARGE ON PEOPLE MAKING $250,000 OR > DEDICATED TO SCHOOLS—why can’t your state
AMZN HAS A PLASTICS PROBLEM: “In 2019, up to 22.44 M pounds of Amazon’s plastic packaging has ended up in the world’s freshwater and marine
WALMART WORKERS HAVE ISSUED A “5 TO SURVIVE” PANDEMIC PLATFORM “to fight for the needs of essential workers during the second wave of COVID-19,” including
NOT-AMAZON, A CANADIAN BASED “BUY LOCAL” WEBSITE, PROFILED IN NY TIMES: “As a small business I have a much smaller carbon footprint, I have a
IG REPORT SLAMS SOCIAL SECURITY FOR CHRONICALLY UNDERPAYING THOUSANDS OF BENEFICIARIES. “The Social Security Administration did not issue payments to 27,724 eligible recipients owed $52.1
HOME DEPOT RECALLS 190,000 CEILING FANS WHOSE BLADES FELL OFF WHILE SPINNING, INJURING PEOPLE. You can get a replacement, but maybe it’s time to switch
WALMART BEGINS 2021 WITH DOZENS OF STORES SHUT FOR 2 DAY COVID DEEP-CLEANING. CA, TX, OH, NB—EVERYWHERE. “Everything we’re doing is for the well-being of
IN 2020, 10,000 RESTAURANTS IN CANADA CLOSED. Half of the indy restaurants may close permanently. “No other industry has been hit as hard.” A $93
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.