Wal-Mart/Netflix Conspiracy: Bad Movie
January 2, 2011
It must have seemed like a great plot line at the time. On May 19, 2005, Wal-Mart and Netflix put out a jioint press release
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Wal-Mart Workers Wait Four Years For $86 Million Wage Settlement
November 10, 2010
In December of 2008 Wal-Mart released a staggering list of 63 separate wage and hour lawsuits that had been settled by the company, at cost
Court Orders Wal-Mart To Give Workers Rest Breaks
August 23, 2006
Wal-Mart got no breaks this week, when a judge in Oakland, California ordered the company to follow state laws requiring its hourly workers to get
Workers Want Wal-Mart Supervised in Meals & Rest Break Violations
July 6, 2006
Wal-Mart didn’t give its California workers a break, so now the workers aren’t giving Wal-Mart a break. In December, 2005, an Oakland, California jury awarded
City Council Votes to Adopt Zoning That Caps Size of Food Sales.
October 23, 2003
Capping off earlier stories from this Newsflash, the City Council in Oakland, California, as expected, has voted to put size restrictions on superstore development. The
New City Zoning Could Ban Wal-Mart Supercenters.
September 28, 2003
According to the Alameda Times-Star, officials in Oakland, California are proposing a permanent ban on stores larger than 100,000 s.f. with more than 10% of
The Home Depot Quarry.
April 17, 1999
Home Depot is trying to break up some big rocks in Oakland, CA. The company wants to build a mall on the site of the