Wal-Mart uses predominantly temporary workers to do its heavy lifing at its warehouses in Americ and around the world. These workers wemt on strike recently
On September 11, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that citizens in Ontario, California were battling a Wal-Mart supercenter. There are 19 Wal-Marts within 20 miles of Ontario,
Wal-Mart won some kind of victory in California this week — but it’s hard to find much to celebrate. After three years of controversy, Wal-Mart
On January 20, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Ontario, California were organizing to fight a Home Depot project. Now they’ve got a second big
Home Depot’s old slogan used to be, “Good things happen when Home Depot comes to town.” Residents in Ontario, California don’t consider Home Depot’s arrival
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.