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LAST APRIL A FED JURY IN CA. AWARDED 5,000 WALMART WAREHOUSE WORKERS $6.1 M IN DAMAGES FOR MISSED MEAL BREAKS. WMT failed to pay for

NEW POLL GIVES SANDERS 10 POINT LEAD IN NATIONAL SURVEY, “BEST-POSITIONED CANDIDATE HEADING INTO NEVADA,” 1st choice for 29% of primary voters, vs. 19% for

DID MORGAN STANLEY KILL TOPS MARKET? By 2018, Tops was $724 M in debt—-half of that paid as dividends to its owner—Morgan Stanley—which borrowed $200

“NEARLY 9 in 10 US INTERNET USERS SAID THEY WERE INTERESTED IN PICKING UP THEIR ONLINE ORDER AT THE REGISTER.” I don’t shop at Walmart,

FTC DEMANDS INFO FROM AMZN, APPLE, FB & GOOGLE about past mergers to evaluate whether Feds “are getting adequate notice of transactions that might harm

HOME DEPOT PRESS RELEASE SAYS ITS HIRING 80,000 WORKERS FOR THE SPRING SEASON. When the temperature drops, these temps will be dropped too. HD’s founders

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ACTIVISTS WHO TRAVELED YESTERDAY TO NH TO HELP BERNIE SANDERS WIN THE PRIMARY! Now it’s our turn in Massachusetts

ACTOR MARK WAHLBURG STOPPED BY A NEW WALMART “HEALTH CENTER” IN GEORGIA TO PROMOTE HIS WAHLBURGER RESTAURANT, WITH FRIES. The high sugar/salt food sold by

26,300 RITE AID WORKERS HAVE FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT charging that Rite Aid forces them to pay for their uniforms out of pocket. Rite

ANOTHER GUN DEATH AT WALMART—THIS ONE IN THEIR HOME STATE. Other WMT shootings recently in TN, OK, & TX. WMT is the most dangerous place

BY 2021, AMZN PLANS TO ROLL OUT 100,000 ELECTRIC DELIVERY VANS. AMZN will have more delivery vans than FedEx Express. https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/02/06/how-amazoncom-plans-to-add-electric-vehicles-to-it.aspx Read more on Facebook

NEW HAMPSHIRE CAUCUS TODAY! Car loads of Franklin county activists braved the cold & icy driveways in Hinsdale to promote BERNIE SANDERS! Working families want

SCARED OF THE WORD “SOCIALISM?” Tell that to 64 Million elderly & disabled Americans who paid into Social Security, the greatest government-run program ever, celebrating

BERNIE SANDERS PRAISED AMAZON FOR RAISING ITS WAGE TO $15/HR. BUT he also slammed AMZN for paying no federal taxes, forcing many workers to rely

AMAZON THUMBS NOSE AT SEATTLE, ANNOUNCING 15,000 JOBS TO GO TO BELLEVUE, WA.—11 MILES AWAY. AMZN calls Bellevue a “growing, business-friendly city,” a dig at

CEOs IN AMERICA ARE MAKING 270 X THE WAGES OF THE AVERAGE WORKER. Our wealth gap is growing.The House of Representatives has voted to pass

BERNIE IS RIGHT ABOUT M4A: “The efficiencies of a single-payer system would make universal coverage affordable & give everyone in the U.S. their free choice

FED COURT SAYS AMAZON CAN’T FORCE DRIVERS TO ARBITRATE THEIR LAWSUIT THAT THEY ARE EMPLOYEES—NOT INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. Even if drivers are “the last leg of

3 OUT OF 4 U.S. WORKERS WOULD RATHER WORK FOR AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED BIZ. U.S. worker-owned co-ops employ > 8,000 people. Retiring boomers—who own two-thirds of

AL NORMAN PHOTO EXHIBIT. SIGN LANGUAGE: 1ST AMENDMENT PHOTOS Reception Friday, Feb 21st 6 PM ARTSPACE, 15 Mills St, Greenfield Read more on Facebook

AFTER LISTENING TO DON TRUMP’S INANE RAMBLINGS TODAY I AM MORE CONVINCED THAN EVER THAT THIS MAN IS INSANE—AN EGOMANIACAL PERSONALITY. Does he think Americans

MECHANICAL TURK: THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS PLATFORM AMAZON HAS CREATED: “Make money in your spare time. Get paid for completing simple tasks…a global, on-demand, 24/7 workforce.”

DEBACLE ON 34th STREET: MACY’S WILL CLOSE 125 MORE STORES, LAY OFF 2,000 HQ WORKERS. “Department stores are still vital if they are done right.”

DEBACLE ON 34th STREET: MACY’S WILL CLOSE 125 MORE STORES, LAY OFF 2,000 HQ WORKERS. “Department stores are still vital if they are done right.”

CONGRATULATIONS TO MITT ROMNEY—THE ONLY U.S. SENATOR WITH THE COURAGE & MORAL CHARACTER TO VOTE “GUILTY” in the Impeachment trial of Donald John Trump. (2006

ANOTHER STATE OF THE UNION: “American business investment contracted for the third straight quarter… 700,000 American jobs were lost to China in the first two

CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO VOTE YES ON H.R.2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act to penalize employers who interfere with their employees’ rights

AL NORMAN PHOTO EXHIBIT “SIGN LANGUAGE” ARTSPACE/RECEPTION 6 – 8:30 pm Friday, February 21st 15 Mills St. Greenfield, MA Read more on Facebook

IF ANYONE TELLS YOU BERNIE SANDERS IS “UNELECTABLE” IN 2020, REMIND THEM THEY SAID THIS MAN WAS “UNELECTABLE” IN 2016. Americans wanted a revolution 4

RETAIL WORKERS UNITE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR CHAIN STORES: “16.4 million workers in the United States were represented by a union in

AMAZON IS “SNAPPING UP…DEAD MALLS THAT THEY HELPED PUT OUT OF BUSINESS.” Big parcels, close to large populations & freeways, with water & sewer, gas.

A 2ND. “WALMART HEALTH” CENTER OPENS: primary care, urgent care, dental care, optometry, & health classes. Then stop by your local WMT for deep fried

“IF THE TURNOUT IS HIGH WE’RE GONNA WIN. Our job together is to bring the highest turnout in the history of the Iowa caucus.” Erik

AMAZON’S HQ2 PROPOSAL WAS CHASED OUT OF NYC, BUT the Everything Store is adding big warehouse space on Staten Island: leasing 450,000 sf of new

FRANKLIN COUNTY, MA ACTIVISTS FOR BERNIE BEGIN STAND OUTS FOR SANDERS AS THE PRIMARIES IN NH AND MA. DRAW NEAR. Bernie is leading in the

JINXED WALMART STORE GETS $800 K IN BP OIL SPILL SETTLEMENT. The store opened in Pass Christian, MS. in 2003, was blown down by Katrina

IN 2019, AMAZON SPENT RECORD $16.1 M ON FEDERAL LOBBYING—over $54,000 per 296 “legislative days” in Congress. AMZN spent $14.4 M on lobbying in 2014.

AMAZON PRIME REACHES 150 M MEMBERS, 4TH QUARTER PROFITS PUSH STOCK TO RECORD HIGH. Bezos adds nearly $13 B to personal wealth. Workers who make

AMAZON SAYS TRUMP WANTED TO “SCREW AMAZON,” & APPLIED “IMPROPER PRESSURE…to steer the [$10 B]JEDI Contract away from…his perceived political enemy-Jeffrey P. Bezos…” [should] the

COMING SOON TO ARTSPACE: FEBRUARY 21st THROUGH MARCH 19th: The photographs of activist AL NORMAN. Two collections of 32 prints: SIGN LANGUAGE: First Amendment Photos

WITHIN 1 WEEK OF ANNOUNCING IT WAS CLOSING 32 OF ITS 39 GROCERY STORES, CO.-BASED LUCKY’S MARKETS HAS SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITH ALDI’S & PUBLIX TO

63% OF SMALL BUSINESSES WANT STATES TO SET UP RETIREMENT PROGRAMS THAT AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL EMPLOYEES OF BIZ THAT DON’T HAVE A PENSION PLAN into a

JC PENNEY IS CLOSING A CALL CENTER IN KANSAS LAYING OFF 243 WORKERS. This gradual dismemberment is like watching legs being pulled off an insect.

“THE U.S. CAN AFFORD A MEDICARE FOR ALL PROGRAM that would cover everyone & eliminate copayments & deductibles, but only if we transfer the $600

THE TRUTH ABOUT IMPEACHMENT IS STARING EVERY REPUBLICAN SENATOR IN THE FACE. Read more on Facebook

BERNIE WROTE THIS 48 YEARS AGO: “LET’S ABOLISH ALL LAWS WHICH ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE A PARTICULAR BRAND OF MORALITY OR “RIGHT” ON PEOPLE…all laws on

VANCOUVER, BC, BECOMES THE LAST MAJOR CITY IN NORTH AMERICA TO ALLOW UBER & LYFT TO EXPLOIT ITS EMPLOYEES. Better never, than late. https://mashable.com/article/uber-lyft-launch-in-vancouver-bc/ Read

U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SPENDS 34% ON ADMIN—TWICE AS MUCH AS 17% IN CANADA—$2497 per American vs $551 per Canadian. “The gap in health admin.

HOME DEPOT OPENED A STORE IN BRATTLEBORO, VT. IN 2003, THEN CLOSED IT IN 2008. The store has been empty now for 12 years, with

WALMART SAYS IT IS “TESTING HIGHER WAGES” OF $12/HR AT 10% OF ITS STORES. AMZN HAS BEEN AT $15 FOR OVER A YEAR. The Waltons