March 2021

2.BLACK WOMAN at AMZN Web Services was groped by a supervisor, told she looked “like a gorilla” in a black jacket, & that she was

FLORIDA ships 70,000 covid vaccine doses/week to grocery chain Publix “without knowing exactly where the shots will go.” Publix now controls 25% the vaccine supplies

“KNOWING ABOUT [small biz]support is one thing— gaining access to getting it is another. That’s why we proposed $175 M to bring community organizations in

BIDEN URGES small businesses to apply for covid loans: “When the Paycheck Protection Program was passed, a lot of these mom-and-pop business just got muscled

WARREN’S WEALTH TAX bill: 2% tax on wealth over $50 M, 3% over $1 B, will generate at least $3 T in revenue over 10

BERNIE: “So to the Walton family, I say to you, maybe you cannot understand what it is like to make $11 or $12 an hour

BEZOS: “We believe $15/hr. is the minimum anyone in the U.S. should be paid for an hour of labor. We also believe it’s good for

NEXT WEEK the House may vote on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which restores workers’ rights to join a union & bargain

FED & STATE tax codes could help small biz survive: tax breaks for child care; for health Ins. premiums; for storefront rentals; towards costs of

THIS WMT ROBOT used to be a personal shopper, but “local fulfillment center” bots now pick online orders instead of workers. AMZN does this, so

WMT MAY BE pulling back on health care clinic openings, but AMZN is expanding. Care Medical, the clinical provider for Amazon Care since 2018, is

TO COMPETE with AMZN Prime, Walmart is dropping its $35 order minimum for 2-hr. Express Delivery of groceries & other products. Unlimited free deliveries still

HOME DEPOT made nearly $13 B in profits in the covid year ending Jan. 31st. The pandemic has been great for sales. It’s not because

DEAD ON ARRIVAL: “WMT’s board of directors approved a plan in November 2018 to build 4,000 [health]clinics by 2029…to become ‘America’s neighborhood health destination.’” They

AFTER 25 years with no pay, Pikachu is finally made a Walmart employee with his own name tag. Starting wage $11 per hour? Even cartoon

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TRUMPUBLICANS: “I am not starting a new party…No. Wouldn’t that be brilliant? Let’s start a new party & let’s divide our vote so that you

TRUMP tells CPAC: “We will fight the onslaught of radicalism, socialism, & indeed it all leads to communism once and for all. That’s what it

PLATFORM WARS: AMZN buys Selz, which helps small biz to create online stores. WMT partners with BigCommerce to attract more small biz to WMT’s platform.

TWO PEOPLE are shot in a Walmart parking lot in PA. A woman dies in the shooting. This violence has been happening every day at