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
STARTING JAN. 1, ANY UNVACCINATED WORKER AT KROGER WHO GETS COVID WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR 2 WEEKS OF PAID EMERGENCY LEAVE. First Kroger offered its
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FOR CONGRESS: Pass the “Ban Conflicted Trading Act” so lawmakers can’t buy individual stocks & benefit from insider info. Read more on
2021 CORPORATE PLASTIC POLLUTION SCORECARD: WMT C+, Target C+, AMZN D-, COSTCO F, WHOLE FOODS F. No company received an A. https://www.asyousow.org/press-releases/2021/9/30/scorecard-ranks-companies-plastic-pollution Read more on
WORK AT A NURSING HOME FOR $15/HR, OR AT AN AMZN AIR HUB FOR UP TO $22.50/HR. Nursing homes are “outgunned” in the war for
“The U.S. has added an average of 582,000 jobs/month in 2021 — for a total of 5.8 million new jobs this year. Wages & salaries
MASS. TECH FIRM PARTNERS WITH ALBERTSON’S TO OPEN ROBOTIC 20,000 SF “Micro Fulfillment Center” in dead Hobby Lobby, 27 miles from Chicago. Warehouses direct killing
AMZN MADE HOME DEPOT REALIZE they could sell products online directly from warehouses. HD just leased a 1.3 M sf fulfillment warehouse in Goodyear, AZ.
NEW AMZN CEO ANDY JASSY TELLS VANITY FAIR: “I think the thing about a union is that it just makes it harder to move faster
AMAZON’S UNION WOES MOUNT: “dozens of warehouse workers at 2 AMZN facilities near Chicago staged a pre-Christmas walkout during the busiest time of the year
ALL THE AHOLD DELHAIZE SUPERMARKET BRANDS, such as Stop & Shop, Giant/Martin’s, Food Lion & Hannaford will offer an online “local marketplace,” trying to compete
TELL THE WHITE HOUSE TO USE THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT TO REQUIRE MODERNA to distribute its vaccine to 3rd world countries. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-president-biden-to-utilize-the-defense-production-act-to-hold-moderna-accountable-and-vaccinate-the-world/?link_id=3&can_id=bf105c37430844170c83cc823f42ff2a&source=email-take-action-tell-president-biden-to-hold-moderna-accountable-and-distribute-vaccines-worldwide&email_referrer=email_1392302___subject_1836447&email_subject=watch-sign-president-biden-must-use-the-defense-production-act-to-compel-moderna-to-distribute-vaccines-worldwide Read more on
MINERS UNION LEAVES LUMP OF COAL IN MANCHIN’S STOCKING: “We urge Sen. Manchin to revisit his opposition to this legislation [BBBA]…to pass something that will…have
MILLIONS DIE FROM COVID BECAUSE we have “an economic system that takes public goods – scientific knowledge, & the labor & machinery of drug manufacturing
Graphic: Americans for Tax Fairness Read more on Facebook
CITY WATER SYSTEM SUES MAKERS/SELLERS OF “FLUSHABLE WIPES” which clog up wastewater treatment. Walmart, Target, CVS, Costco & Walgreens among defendants. “Large masses foul up
SENATOR MANCHIN NEEDS TO GET A MESSAGE FROM EVERY OUTRAGED AMERICAN WHO SEES THE POWERFUL PUSH ASIDE THE PEOPLES’ NEEDS. I wrote my letter to
ACCORDING TO SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS, “Senator Joe Manchin just went on Fox News and told them that he’ll vote NO on the Build Back Better
ROLLING STONE EDITORIAL TEAM SAYS HOME DEPOT SHOULD BE “your one-stop-shop for decorations this year.” Then admits: “we may earn a commission from purchases made
“AMAZONSMILE” PROGRAM GIVES MONEY TO ANTI-VAX GROUPS CHOSEN BY SHOPPERS. “AMZN is directly funding the disinformation that is being bombarded at people.” Our shopppers made
CITIZENS IN TARPON SPRINGS, FL VOW TO SUE IF THE CITY TRIES TO DEVELOP 404 APARTMENTS ON 74 ACRES WHERE THEY BLOCKED A WMT IN
AMZN REPORTEDLY WOULD NOT ALLOW ITS ILLINOIS WAREHOUSE WORKERSTO LEAVE BEFORE THE TORNADO STRUCK, tearing apart the building & killing 6 workers. https://www.thedailybeast.com/larry-virden-tornado-victim-who-died-in-amazon-warehouse-wasnt-allowed-to-leave-girlfriend-says Read more
GATO THE CAT? GATO THE HUMAN? The adventures of this swashbuckling supercat is now a litter-ary tale for young children. Get your paws on a
MY DAUGHTER WINTER MILLER WAS COMMISSIONED TO WRITE HER NEW PLAY: “WHEN MONICA MET HILLARY.” You can imagine the fireworks sparked by this encounter! The
POLLUTION PROFITS: IDLING CONTAINER SHIPS FROM WMT, TGT, AMZN, IKEA PRODUCED 20 M TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS BETWEEN 2018–2020 “pushing pollution levels for port communities
For several months leading up to the November 2nd election, the people in Greenfield who worked hard to defend the rights of citizens seeking to
UNION ASKS GROCERY STORES TO BEEF UP COVID WORKER PROTECTIONS: Promote Mask Wearing, Free PPE to All Retail Workers, Re-establish Social Distancing, Support Vaccination/Boosters for
AMZN FINED $1.3 B BY ITALY for “exploiting its dominant position against independent sellers on its website.” EU clamps down on antitrust rules, while US
ATHENA SETS UP DONATION SITE FOR 6 AMAZN WORKERS WHO DIED IN WAREHOUSE: “100% of donations go directly to AMZN workers or families… killed, injured
BAD WEEK FOR AMZN: Tornado destroys a 2 y.o. warehouse, & Cloud service goes down, causing “cascading outages…from Disney amusement parks & Netflix videos to
AT LEAST 2 AMZN WORKERS DIE IN TORNADO WHICH GUTTED WAREHOUSE. “It appears that the damage runs right through the center of the facility. The
AMZN WAREHOUSE COLLAPSES 25 MILES EAST OF ST LOUIS. “Mass casualty incident.” Some will call it an Act of God, others will blame Bezos for
IF YOU THOUGHT DOLLAR TREE SOLD ITEMS FOR $1.00–YOU’RE 25% WRONG. It’s now the $1.25 store. The “fixed-price point store” has upped the ante. DT
“IN A YEAR & A HALF ELON MUSK has increased his wealth from $25 B to nearly $300 B—more money than ten million people making
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.