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Wed. Feb 29th Occupy actions: 70 Cities Nationwide Stand up to Corporate Greed and ALEC (plus Long Island area events)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by kwilder

Listing for Occupy Long Island events in Shirley and Huntington on Friday afternoon are posted: here and below. Informative (and amusing) update about NYPD preparations for the occupy event in NYC today (Feb 29): here. LiveStream of events in Spain: here (Please watch if you can, action all over Spain. And, at Wed 10am EST, […]

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Don’t let Walmart hone in on East Patchogue

Posted on January 8, 2012 by kwilder

Public Hearing about a potential, new, East Patchogue location for Walmart to be held at the Town of Brookhaven Town Hall, in  Farmingville January 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm Please attend, to give your input on development, land use, and the business community in your town. One civic group who is activated on this issue […]

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“Keep DC Walmart Free” by Head-Roc

Posted on October 29, 2011 by iwilder

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHhaYiVtfIs&feature=youtube_gdata_player&mid=511] Walmart has plans to establish four stores in DC by 2012. Notorious for threatening small businesses, causing the loss of more jobs, and bringing lower wage standards for all workers to communities, concerned District of Columbia citizens and social justice advocates are coming together to spread the news and resist the potentially disastrous implication for the District. […]

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Green Day censored by Wal-Mart (Green Day wins)

Posted on May 23, 2009 by kwilder

KW: I haven’t been in a Wal-Mart in years due to their labor practices and injustices. But, heck, if you know anyone who does shop there, tell them to avoid it… (excerpt from) Los Angeles Times/AP Wal-Mart: no Green Day / May 22, 2009 Green Day has the most popular CD in the country right […]

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The Associated Press: Springsteen calls Wal-Mart deal a mistake

Posted on January 30, 2009 by iwilder

The Associated Press: Springsteen calls Wal-Mart deal a mistake Posted using ShareThis In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn’t have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD.

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How Wal Mart (and the retail business, and government) can truly learn

Posted on December 1, 2008 by iwilder

Over at www.opednews.com, I posted my article about what Woody Guthrie would think about the death of the Wal Mart worker on Black Friday. I suggested that people should investigate what Wal Mart could have done, and what Wal Mart, and the government, should do now. An Op Ed News reader posted a great comment, […]

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Wal-Mart Stampede: A union perspective

Posted on November 30, 2008 by iwilder

You can learn more about Wal Mart’s practices at: www.walmartcrimereport.com You can find several books chronicling problems at Wal Mart at our Onthewilderside/Powell’s Books bookstore: here. – News from _UFCW Local 1500_ (http://www.ufcw1500.org/) Union Responds To Death of Long Island Wal-Mart Worker, Demands Federal Safety Agency and Nassau County Prosecutor Investigate

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Wal-Mart stampede: Where’s Woody Guthrie?

Posted on November 29, 2008 by iwilder

Condolences to the family of Jdimytai Damour. It is very sad that he was trampled while trying to make a living as a worker at a Wal-Mart store. Now, what can we learn from this? And, who is to blame?

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23 Organizations expose Wal-Mart

Posted on November 24, 2007 by iwilder

23 Organizations Issue Damning Critique of Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Initiatives Human rights, labor and environmental groups find Wal-Mart’s “green” initiatives lack real impact on global warming, employee health and welfare As Wal-Mart releases its long-anticipated sustainability progress report today, 23 environmental, farm, labor, and human rights groups are disseminating their own report, “Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Initiative: A […]

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