CITIZENS UNITED HAS LED TO GIG DRIVER COMPANIES BUYING LAWS TO EXPLOIT LABOR. Prop 22 can’t be changed without a 7/8ths vote of the CA. Legislature. “Deep pocketed corporations” have gamed the lawmaking process.
Opinion | Other States Should Worry About What Happened in California
HALF OF THE ALABAMA AMZN warehouse workers did not vote: 3,036 votes were cast out of 5,876 eligible voters. 30% of eligible voters were anti-union—but 2,840 didn’t vote—apathy, or scared they’d be fired. https://t.co/RcLWGxXZez
Read MoreWALMART WANTS TO REPLACE closed McDonald’s & Subway stores with “new & exciting brands” like Domino’s & Taco Bell. Since when is corporate pizza new or exciting? https://t.co/P7mx2To9m6
Read MoreUNION FILES NLRB COMPLAINT that AMZN interfered with right of warehouse employees to a “free & fair election,” & interfered with right of employees to engage in union activity. AMZN challenged 500 votes—so the result was far closer than described. https://t.co/bKKCcciG5S
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.
