On September 4, 2002, we brought you the story of Sandfly, a neighborhood in historic Savannah. Georgia that was fighting a Wal-Mart supercenter. In October,
The citizens group “Save Our Sandfly” (SOS), named after a neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia, probably figured that after they beat Target in December of last
DOUG MCMILLION (sic) LEAVING WMT AFTER A DECADE. Annual revenue rose 40% from $485.7 B to $681 B, stock rose from $25 per share to $102. https://t.co/kJ7vaHQkkc https://t.co/sTc3j3FHen
Read More“Instead of bargain for a fair contract, Trader Joe’s is going after our leadership. Last May Day, they fired Jamie Edwards, the founding president of Trader Joe’s United, now a ‘write-up’ against our current president.” https://t.co/nndVCw5XB9
Read MoreAT&T has had multimillion-dollar contracts with Homeland Security (DHS), Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) and ICE, who are terrorizing our communities. Don’t buy/upgrade any AT&T plans until AT&T stops contracting with ICE. Say No to AT&T Until They Stop Contracting with ICE! https://t.co/3r1XV1VrMd
Read MoreThe 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.
