3 GREAT IDEAS TO LOWER DRUG PRICES WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION, as explained by Don Berwick, head of CMS under Obama. Tell President Biden: Make this
“Billionaires are collectively getting $1.1 billion richer each day―an average of $109 million each!” This graphic from Americans for Tax Fairness says it all: Read
“DARDEN (Olive Garden) makes so much money off of worker backs, & we are tired of it. The company AND the workers can all flourish
NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DIE FOR THEIR JOB. Amazon has the financial resources to become the safest employer in America—not just as a slogan—but
UNIONIZATION RATE ROSE TO 12.1% IN 2020 b/c jobs lost were in low union sectors, like leisure & hospitality. But Union rate fell back to
My Favorite Winter read: NOT A CAT, a Memoir By Gato the Cat. As told to Winter Miller. Will be released in April, order it
RED LOBSTER WORKERS GET THE SHELL! No paid sick leave. “Managers let employees work sick” with Covid. Owners made $190 M in profits last quarter.
WINTER MILLER, RAISED IN GREENFIELD, MA, offers the world her newest play WHEN MONICA MET HILLARY. Opening in Miami Beach. Escape Winter, and find Winter
WALMART EXPLORES THE METAVERSE, to offer products in virtual reality, augmented reality, non-fungible tokens, and crypto-currency. I will never buy anything from Walmart in any
Happy birthday Al! You will be forever a young advocate ! Stay the course Hey AL– hope your birthday was good. Thanks for all the
SUPPLY CHAIN THEFT: Union Pacific claims $5 M worth of packages were stolen from idled train cars in L.A. county in 2021. Not a problem
TRUMP PROPOSED EXEC ORDER: IMPOUND BALLOT BOXES. “The Sec. of Defense shall seize, collect, retain & analyze all [voting] machines, equipment, electronically stored information, &
Dear Rep. Paul Mark, Congress has failed to pass voting rights legislation, but we in MA can get a better voting law on the books.
NEW YORK STATE BIZ SUBSIDIES: “We spend billions of dollars annually on wasteful corporate subsidies & tax giveaways… so-called financial incentive programs have little to
KROGER’S BAD DREAM: More than 8,700 unionized UFCW workers —meat & deli, clerks — are striking at 78 King Sooper’s across Colorado. Kroger’s median worker
ON JAN 16, SEN MITT ROMNEY TOLD “MEET THE PRESS:” “Sadly, this election reform bill that the president has been pushing, I never got a
AMZN UNION VOTE 2.0: “Everyone has the right to organize, and they should be able to organize without any interference,” says US Labor Secretary Marty
IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS COLUMN, EMAIL YOUR GREENFIELD CITY COUNCILOR THIS LINK. The City can amend its Charter any time it wants—not just every
WE DON’T NEED SINEMA & MANCHIN TO PROTECT VOTERS’ RIGHTS. Call the US SENATE NOW at 1-833-497-4273 and ask to speak to THESE 3 REPUBLICAN
119 Y.O. JC PENNEY SEEKS TO RETURN FROM THE RETAILER’S GRAVE WITH AN “EVOLVING DIGITAL FOOTPRINT.” Penney’s is on the ‘dead brand’ train with Sears,
WHOLE FOODS SAYS DRESS CODE NOT ALLOWING WORKERS TO WEAR BLM FACE MASKS “is designed to ensure we are giving…customers a shopping experience focused entirely
AMZN BROKE LABOR LAWS & “IMPROPERLY INTERFERED” IN A UNION ELECTION AT AN ALA. WAREHOUSE. NLRB has ordered a mail-in election for Feb. 4th. It
GROCERY WORKERS AT 88 KROGER KING SOOPERS IN COLORADO PREPARE TO STRIKE. Company President calls it “100% reckless & destructive.” Workers are “fed up” over
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER MCCARTHY ADMITTED ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE IN JAN 2021, AND IN A LATER RADIO INTERVIEW, THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD HIM
AMZN FLEX DRIVERS CASE ON HOLD FROM A 2019 LAWSUIT: AMZN intentionally misclassified drivers to circumvent paying overtime & other employee benefits. Last year AMZN
WMT WILL BUY 5,000 ELECTRIC VANS FROM GM TO SUPPORT ITS “LAST MILE” DELIVERIES. AMZN HAS DONE THE SAME THING ALREADY. Home delivery of groceries
STARBUCKS EMPLOYEES HAVE BITTER TASTE OVER ANTI-UNION TACTICS IN MESA, AZ. UNION UP & SMELL THE COFFEE. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UwJ87gNHwU0&link_id=2&can_id=bf105c37430844170c83cc823f42ff2a&source=email-expose-starbucks-anti-union-tactics-now&email_referrer=email_1403253&email_subject=expose-starbucks-anti-union-tactics-now Read more on Facebook
My youngest daughter, Josie, was the first child delivered in 1981 by the fantastic nurse midwife team of Liza Ramlow & Anne Corrinet in Greenfield,
LATINO “JORNALEROS” GATHER AT A HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT IN PHILADELPHIASEEKING DAY JOBS. “There’s a lot of work in this country. But the Americans don’t
AS DEMAND FOR COVID TESTS SURGE, RobinHood reports Kroger & WMT have hiked prices on at-home tests (from $14 for a two-pack to $24). Walgreens
ON 12/23 BIDEN SIGNED LEGISLATION BANNING IMPORTS FROM CHINA’S XINJIANG REGION over concerns of forced labor of Uyghur Muslims. When Sam’s clubs in China removed
WMT SUED BY CA. FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING OF 159,600 LBS. OF HAZ. WASTE PER YR., including lithium batteries, pesticides, cleaning supplies. A decade of environmental
AMZN ADMITS 20% OF SMALL RETAILERS NOT SELLING ON THEIR WEBSITE SAW “flat or declining sales growth” in 2019, & 46% saw “relatively flat or
AMZN’S FAKE MATH: “Our investments over the last decade…have led to the creation of more than 2.7 million jobs across the country.” No tally of
WMT & KROGER HIKE COST OF COVID TESTS AS AGREEMENT WITH FEDS EXPIRE. WMT now charging $19.88 for 2, Kroger $23.99 for 2. These tests
WMT COPIES AMZN DELIVERY MODEL: delivering products for other companies like Home Depot & Chico’s in unmarked Walmart GoLocal trucks. Chasing any dollar, anywhere. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3780847-chicos-fas-partners-with-walmart-golocal-to-provide-same-day-delivery?utm_campaign=rta-stock-news&utm_content=link-3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha&utm_term=RTA+News+Smart
AFTER SEVERAL WONDERFUL YEARS OF ALMOST NO NEW SUPERSTORE CONSTRUCTION, WMT is exploding with huge automated “fulfillment warehouses” to catch up with AMZN’s online sales
GREENPEACE AMENDS ITS LAWSUIT AGAINST WMT charging the retailer sells single-use plastic products labeled No. 3 to No. 7 as recyclable—even though recycling programs rarely
AMAZON OPENED AT LEAST 350 GIANT WAREHOUSES IN 2021. This is far more square footage of sprawl than WMT ever built in its halcyon growth
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.