WEALTH TAX POLL: 68% OF AMERICANS overall surveyed strongly support/somewhat support a wealth tax, as do 81% of Democrats, 57% of Republicans, & 66% independents.
DRIVING FOR UBER EATS sound liberating? This Montreal driver hunts at night for jobs delivering ice cream, grosses $20/hr—minus cost of gas, car ins.,repair bills,
AMAZON WAREHOUSE SHUT DOWN by Canadian govt. due to covid outbreak: “the rate inside this facility has been increasing significantly.” This is one reason why
IT ONLY TOOK 1 DAY of bad publicity for AMZN to announce it will NOT pave over a 49 acre wetland near Toronto for a
MAYOR IN small Ohio town urges Walmart to tell GE not to move its lightbulb plant to China. If WMT really wants to support “Made
ONTARIO PREMIER overrides Provincial zoning, orders local Authority to permit a developer to pave over 49 acre wetland for an Amazon warehouse. Another developer 1/2
ADD YOUR NAME to support Amazon’s warehouse workers in Bessemer. AL. who are voting until the end of March to create the first unionized AMZN
85% OF GIG DRIVERS in Canada say they can’t keep driving without a flexible schedule—so Uber is asking all the Provinces to adopt its “Flexible
BABY FOOD sellers, including Walmart, are facing 40 lawsuits for selling baby foods with high levels of toxic heavy metals. FDA is working on a
WHOLE FOOD workers want a break—a rest break. As of Feb 8th, AMZN began cutting rest breaks by 33%, from 15 min to 10. Some
IT MAKES ME so sad to think of young minds tuning into the new Walmart Tik Tok channel tonight to buy “beauty products” at WMT’s
1. BLACK WOMAN, Harvard MBA & policy advisor to Sen. Cory Booker, files lawsuit against AMZN for racial discrimination, “vile & aggressive” sexual harassment. She
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
BIDEN WARNS AMZN on You Tube: Alabama warehouse worker’s union vote “should be made without intimidation or threats by employers. Every worker should have a
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
NYTIMES The Morning: “Uber, PayPal & Walgreens will provide free rides for people to get to vaccination sites. Best Buy, Dollar General & Target will
USELESS business reporting: “In its most recent quarter while WMT as a whole grew 7.3%, its ecommerce sales advanced 69%.” Total revenue was $152 B—but
WALMART worker tells U.S. Senate: “This month, WMT did it again, approving a $20 B share repurchase program, while keeping the starting wage at $11/hr.”
IF EACH of the 7 heirs of Sam Walton committed to investing up front $10 B ($1 B/year x 10 years) into a wage fund
“40 MILLION s.f. of additional warehouse space will be needed in the next 5 years” in Canada. “Retailers are rushing to build logistics hubs to
“NORMAN EXPLAINED that the big boxes could shift to opening warehouses or other stores designed to ship out online orders, so ‘any zoning code should
WMT has a “mediocre track record” in its international division..For years it downplayed e-commerce, allowing AMZN to take a commanding position… the biggest driving force
HOME DEPOT had “record breaking sales & earnings” in FY 20: $132 B in sales, 20% over FY 19. HD praised the “unwavering commitment” of
TODAY the SBA opens an exclusive 14-day application period for PPP loans for bIz/nonprofits with < 20 workers. Sole proprietors, indie contractors, & self-employed can
IN 2020, WMT had $520 B in sales, & made $15.2B in profit. On $386 B in sales, AMZN made $21 B in profit. WMT
SUSPECTED shoplifter shot inside a San Antonio Walmart. “I’m not going to come back here again. You never know when your last day is, just
IN TWO county elections, “controlled growth” voters on Maryland’s shore tossed out a “slew”of pro-sprawl county commissioners. Anti-big box sentiment reaches political “fervor.” https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-09-14-0209140202-story,amp.html Read
workers. Illegal bribes. https://paydayreport.com/amazon-offers-2000-resignation-bonuses-to-bust-union-drive/ Read more on Facebook
HAVE YOU got a Walmart mini warehouse near you? You will soon. The mini uses “robots & employees to quickly complete online orders for delivery
KROGER is closing 2 of it’s 15 grocery stores in Seattle because the city passed a $4/hr. Covid “Heroe’s pay” wage hike. Grocery stores “operate
YOU PICK THE HEADLINE. After multiple lawsuits for racial, sexual, gender, & age bias, Home Depot apparently believes it can use grants to wipe away
BRIT SUPREME COURT RULES 7-0 UBER DRIVERS ARE EMPLOYEES, NOT INDEP. CONTRACTORS, with benefits like paid holidays & min. wage. Upends the Uber exploitation of
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.