Archive for January, 2009
Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Family of Jdimytai Damour files wrongful death suit against Wal-Mart
The family of Jdimytai Damour has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The death, which The Oregonian (Ore.) called preventable, occurred on Black Friday. While no amount of money can ever replace a lost loved-one, the hope is that Wal-Mart will respond by taking appropriate safety measures in future situations like this one to protect [...]
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
California Attorney General would like to kindly remind you to check your receipt
California Attorney General Jerry Brown - a former California Governor, CA Secretary of State, Mayor of Oakland, and President of the Patrick Stewart fan club - announced a settlement with Wal-Mart today in which the retailer was fined $1.4 million and ordered to implement a “get it free” program for California consumers. This after an [...]
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Keepin’ It in the Family
The Walton family, in their greedy quest to amass unfathomable wealth, has a tendency to go about business in rather shady ways. Aside from their exploitation of workers at all stages of the supply chain, from sweatshops in China to the retail floor in the U.S., Walton family money is invested all over the world [...]
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Wal-Mart Watch to Join Efforts to Give Workers a Voice on the Job
Wal-Mart Watch to Join Efforts to Give Workers a Voice on the Job
Washington, D.C. –Wal-Mart Watch, a leading critic of the nation’s largest employer and architect of an independent public education campaign to expose the truth about Wal-Mart’s business practices, announced today that it is joining efforts to pass the Employee Free Choice Act so [...]
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Bentonville’s Bullseye
Despite Target’s worse-than-expected third-quarter earnings, due in part to losing customers to Wal-Mart in a depressed economy, they have found several ways to stick it to the world’s largest retailer. Other than pledging a ‘price-war’ against them, they are also hitting Wal-Mart where it counts: Bentonville. Construction is nearing completion and signage is erected at [...]
