MORE THAN A THIRD (35%) OF WALMART’S “GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HUBS” ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF AMERICA: in places like Bangalore, Chennai, & Gurgaon, India; San Jose,
YOU SIMPLY WON’T BELIEVE HOW CORPORATIONS ARE USING THE COURTS TO PROHIBIT WORKERS’ FREE SPEECH & RIGHT OF ASSEMBLY—making strikes almost impossible to conduct: WATCH
PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED AN “ANTI-LYNCHING” BILL INTO LAW TODAY—A BILL THAT TOOK MORE THAN A CENTURY TO PASS. In my 2018 book RAVINGS, I noted
THAT CRUNCHY SLAW YOU BOUGHT ATTRADER JOE’s —IS CRUNCHY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS PLASTIC! The retailer says: “please do not eat it. We urge you to
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE WMT + MEMBERSHIP PLAN, IT WILL COST YOU $98/YR. But if you work for plantation wages at WMT, the
RESTAURANTS ARE SUING GOOGLE claiming its using the businesses’ names & logos to redirect users to popup storefronts from which they can place online takeout
WHAT’S MORE “SHOCKING” ABOUT THIS HEADLINE IS THAT WALMART SEEMS TO BE UNABLE TO CURTAIL THE VIOLENCE that is shooting its corporate image in the
THE NEW YORK TIMES CALLS WINTER MILLER’S “NOT A CAT” A “FUN, FURRY LESSON IN REJECTING LABELS & EXPLORING ONE’S OWN IDENTITY.” Read more on
WALMART CONTINUES ITS WAR AGAINST SMALL TOWNS BY TRYING TO LOWER ITS PROPERTY TAXES, VALUING THEM AS IF THEY WERE “DARK STORES” WITH NO SALES.
ANOTHER EXCELLENT MY TURN ABOUT THE ROLE OF CITIZEN INITIATIVES AS AN EXPRESSION OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY: Read more on Facebook
ILL. WALMART “PARKING LOT LITTERED WITH SHELL CASINGS.” “Especially for kids to have to witness something like that, I’d been terrified,” said one shopper. Just
AFTER YOU READ THE 8 “UNFAIR & DECEPTIVE PRACTICES” BROUGHT IN A LAWSUIT BY THE AG IN WASHINGTON, DC, you may never want to order
NOT A CAT is now in the front window of World Eye bookstore in Greenfield, MA! Get ‘em while they are still warm off the
AFTER 9 MONTHS, CITIZENS IN CHURCHILL, PA, A COMMUNITY OF 3,000 PEOPLE, DEFEATED A 2.6 M SF AMAZON WAREHOUSE. “Amazon is trying to build a
LARGE FIRE AT WMT DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN INDIANA FORCES EVACUATION OF 1,000 WORKERS. Taxpayers pick up cost of 400 firefighters and 65 engines/ladders/tanker trucks. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/19/us/indiana-walmart-distribution-center-fire/index.html
THIS IS A GREAT INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR WINTER MILLER AND THE WRITER’S GUILD. Read the book first, then read the backstory of how the book
“WHEN A MAJORITY OF WORKERS WANT TO FORM A UNION—THEY SHOULD NOT BE STOPPED” Biden said. From Kelllogg’s to John Deere, there were 3 x
AMZN WINS ANTI-TRUST LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY THE AG IN WASH. D.C. AG said AMZN forced merchants on its website to sell products at the lowest
YOU THINK INFLATION IS CAUSED BY THE GOVERNMENT? LOOK AT THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND HOW LARGE CORPORATIONS NOW DOMINATE THE MARKETS, AND PILE ON THE
POLICE BUST HOME DEPOT THEFT RING: Because Home Depot can’t control its own inventory, local communities spend a fortune in police and court costs to
THIS WAS SUCH AN INSIGHTFUL TREATMENT OF WINTER MILLER’S NEW PLAY AND NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK. You can order the book now at World Eye, or
“THE $1.7 TRILLION WEALTH GAIN BY BILLIONAIRES OVER THE PAST 24 MONTHS could fund much of the 10-year $2.2 trillion cost of the Build Back
You may or may not have noticed several letters in the Recorder about the Charter’s 7-7 Citizens Initiative(I’ve included some in this post) And, like
1 INJURED AS GUNSHOTS RING OUT AT RALEIGH, N.C. WALMART. “We are all being directed out and store is officially closed for the rest of
WALMART ACCUSED OF SELLING FAKE POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME PRODUCTS—-not a 3rd party seller selling fake Pokémon cards on Walmart’s online platform—it was a Chinese
AFTER 2 YEARS OF COVID, U.S. BILLIONAIRES ARE $1.7 TRILLION, OR 57%, RICHER. https://americansfortaxfairness.org/issue/2-years-covid-u-s-billionaires-1-7-trillion-57-richer/?link_id=0&can_id=bf105c37430844170c83cc823f42ff2a&source=email-billionaires-income-tax-now-2&email_referrer=email_1474926&email_subject=re-infographic-remind-me-why-we-dont-tax-billionaire-wealth-again Read more on Facebook
THE 20:1 AMZN STOCK SPLIT WILL ALLOW SMALLER INVESTORS TO BUY A SHARE AT $150 RATHER THAN $2,900 PER SHARE, allow AMZN to get into
THE WOMEN IN GREENFIELD PLAYWRIGHT WINTER MILLER’S NEW PLAY: “WHEN MONICA MET HILLARY.” Credit: Miami New Drama https://www.broadwayworld.com/miami/article/Photos-First-Look-at-the-World-Premiere-of-WHEN-MONICA-MET-HILLARY-20220309 Read more on Facebook
Miami Beach Botanical Wonders Read more on Facebook
No human beauty can compare to this. Read more on Facebook
Talking Orchids.Miami Beach Botanical Garden. March 2022. Read more on Facebook
SKIP THE STORE: WHERE WE ARE HEADING. GIANT FOOD STORES drops its $35 order min. & $2.95 fee for click-&-collect service. Giant is owned by
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE TELLS DOJ THAT AMZN LIED IN SWORN TESTIMONY “that Amazon did not use any of the troves of data it had collected on
AMAZON HAS NO DATA CENTERS IN RUSSIA, or offices…and we have a long-standing policy of not doing business with the Russian government.” AMZN “is helping
2 YEARS AGO, WMT COPIED AMZN BY CREATING A “FULFILLMENT” service to store & deliver a sellers’ products from WMT warehouses. WMT claims sellers see
STARBUCKS SAYS UNIONIZATION WOULD DESTROY the rapport between workers & management. Until corporations “begin respecting the right of workers to form unions & bargain collectively,
MY DAUGHTER WINTER MILLER’S LATEST PLAY, “WHEN MONICA MET HILLARY,” had its World Premiere 3 days ago at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach. A
WHOLE FOODS IN WASH DC OPENS WITH AMZN’S CASHIERLESS “JUST WALK OUT” TECHNOLOGY. If you find yourself in a Whole Foods, turn around and just
“HERSHEY PRISON.” You may never want to eat their candy again. Workers expose brutal working conditions. Union votes will be counted March 24th. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SArg_sCqQYg Read
UNION VOTE COMING TO STARBUCKS IN HOMETOWN SEATTLE. Employees got ballots Feb. 25. Starbucks “faces a wave of union elections in the coming months.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com/2022/02/21/starbucks-employee-barista-union-drive-workers-united-buffalo-mesa-arizona-seattle/amp/
CHILI’S IS REQUIRING BARTENDERS & SERVERS TO PAY FOR NEW “FOOD RUNNER” POSITIONS OUT OF THEIR TIPS. A food runner brings food to the customer’s
“AMZN IS THE LARGEST CLOTHING RETAILER IN AMERICA.” It’s new ‘Amazon Style’ clothing store features dummies that look like computer- zombies. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/19/what-the-amazon-style-fashion-brick-and-mortar-store-will-look-like.html Read more on
REPUBLICANS IN AZ HAVE FILED A BILL TO ALLOW THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE “to hold a special session after an election to review election results,” and
HERE’S A COPY OF AN FDA REPORT ON A RAT INFESTATION AT A FAMILY DOLLAR WAREHOUSE, causing 400 stores to close for deep cleaning &
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.