Archive for July, 2009
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Al Norman: Fredericksburg, VA. Wal-Mart Donation Doesn’t Buy Governor’s Backing
Cynics will tell you that Americans have the best politics money can buy. But Wal-Mart’s money doesn’t always buy support—especially in a controversial vote that pits history against sprawl.
Wal-Mart says its plan to build a 138,000 s.f. superstore near an historic Civil War battlefield near Fredericksburg, Virginia is an example of smart growth. The giant [...]
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Texas Health Officials Leap on Wal-Mart for Frozen Amphibian (There’s Frogs In The Beans!)
What’s worse than finding a frozen frog in your food?
Finding half a frog.
That’s right, when Chastity Erbaugh came home to cook for her children, she was shocked to find part of a dead frog in the bag of frozen green beans she just purchased at Wal-Mart. After reporting the incident, Erbaugh’s local TV station, KLTV, [...]
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Wal-Mart Settles $35 Million Lawsuit With Washington Workers
After years of litigation, 88,000 employees in Washington will finally have closure after Wal-Mart agreed to pay $35 million to settle their class-action lawsuit regarding “off the clock” labor violations. The class-action lawsuit began when Wal-Mart was initially sued by three employees who claimed that their managers forced them to skip their lunches and breaks [...]
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Wal-Mart Health Care Reform: Cut Employee Benefits
Major news from Wal-Mart on the health care front. And its not good.
Recently, Wal-Mart has been in the news urging for health care reform and even accepting a nation wide employer mandate as part of the package. But today we see another side of Wal-Mart strategy: cutting benefits. In a letter to its employees, Wal-Mart [...]
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Al Norman: Deptford, NJ. Mayor Not Happy With Two Wal-Marts Two Miles Apart
With Wal-Mart these days, the discussion tends to be about health care, labor and expensive PR. But there’s one thing that has never changed: Wal-Mart’s impact on local communities. In this article, originally posted at Battlemart, Al Norman tells us the frustrations of Deptford, NJ - which now has 10 different Wal-Mart’s within a [...]
