Showing posts with label Wal Mart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wal Mart. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
Walmart Threatens To Vacate DC Over Living Wage
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Despicable Fee: Employers Charging you For Your Paycheck
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Cadmium, Mercury and Phthalates—Oh My! | Common Dreams
Cadmium, Mercury and Phthalates—Oh My! | Common Dreams
"Makers of kids’ products reported using 41 of the 66 chemicals identified by WA Ecology as a concern for children’s health. Major manufacturers who reported using the chemicals in their products include Walmart, Gap, Gymboree, Hallmark, H & M and others. They use these chemicals in an array of kids’ products, including clothing, footwear, toys, games, jewelry, accessories, baby products, furniture, bedding, arts and crafts supplies and personal care products."
"Makers of kids’ products reported using 41 of the 66 chemicals identified by WA Ecology as a concern for children’s health. Major manufacturers who reported using the chemicals in their products include Walmart, Gap, Gymboree, Hallmark, H & M and others. They use these chemicals in an array of kids’ products, including clothing, footwear, toys, games, jewelry, accessories, baby products, furniture, bedding, arts and crafts supplies and personal care products."
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Report: Toxic Chemicals Found in Thousands of Children's Products | Common Dreams
Report: Toxic Chemicals Found in Thousands of Children's Products | Common Dreams
"Walmart alone reported a total of 459 instances of products containing chemicals including arsenic, cadmium, phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), and mercury."
"Walmart alone reported a total of 459 instances of products containing chemicals including arsenic, cadmium, phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), and mercury."
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Made in Bangladesh: The Terror of Capitalism | Common Dreams
Made in Bangladesh: The Terror of Capitalism | Common Dreams
"Famous name brands were stitched here, as are clothes that hang on the satanic shelves of Wal-Mart. Rescue workers were able to save two thousand people as of this writing, with confirmation that over three hundred are dead"
"Famous name brands were stitched here, as are clothes that hang on the satanic shelves of Wal-Mart. Rescue workers were able to save two thousand people as of this writing, with confirmation that over three hundred are dead"
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Walmart Wants You To Deliver Their Packages -- For Free
Walmart Wants You To Deliver Their Packages -- For Free
"This is a company that has already "crowd sourced" their low wages by having the rest of us subsidize their food stamps. They also "crowd sourced" employee health insurance by holding workshops telling employees how to apply for Medicaid.
"This is a company that has already "crowd sourced" their low wages by having the rest of us subsidize their food stamps. They also "crowd sourced" employee health insurance by holding workshops telling employees how to apply for Medicaid.
This, from a company that's owned by the wealthiest family in America."
Monday, March 25, 2013
Fun Facts About Rich People: Walmart Heirs Own More Wealth Than Bottom 40% of Americans; the Wealthy Give Less to Charity Than the Poor | Alternet
Fun Facts About Rich People: Walmart Heirs Own More Wealth Than Bottom 40% of Americans; the Wealthy Give Less to Charity Than the Poor | Alternet
"And let's not forget that their fortune was originally made by accelerating the American worker's race to the bottom. If you haven't watched it in a while, Robert Greenwald's "The High Cost of Low Prices" will remind you of just what a crock the entire political deabte in Washington DC really is"
"And let's not forget that their fortune was originally made by accelerating the American worker's race to the bottom. If you haven't watched it in a while, Robert Greenwald's "The High Cost of Low Prices" will remind you of just what a crock the entire political deabte in Washington DC really is"
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
10 Worst People on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List | Alternet
10 Worst People on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List | Alternet
"The Forbes list of billionaires is brimming over with oligarchs, monopolists, thugs, miscreants, and hustlers. Not to mention right-wingers, narcissists, and parasitic predators."
"The Forbes list of billionaires is brimming over with oligarchs, monopolists, thugs, miscreants, and hustlers. Not to mention right-wingers, narcissists, and parasitic predators."
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Fox' McDowell on Wal-Mart Shutting Down Small Businesses: 'Ma And Pa Need To Get Over It'
Fox' McDowell on Wal-Mart Shutting Down Small Businesses: 'Ma And Pa Need To Get Over It'
"So much for all of that rhetoric about small businesses being the engine of our economy and job growth."
"So much for all of that rhetoric about small businesses being the engine of our economy and job growth."
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Why Are Walmart Billionaires Bankrolling Phony School "Reform" In LA?
Why Are Walmart Billionaires Bankrolling Phony School "Reform" In LA?
"If we are serious about the future of our children, we must ask: why are the Waltons, a largely out-of-state family with no ties to Los Angeles’ children and little background in education, intent on turning our communities’ educational choices into a junior version of the cut-throat, profiteering corporate world? It’s time for us to take a hard look at ideological billionaires who are throwing their wealth into undermining our schools — before our children pay the real price."
"If we are serious about the future of our children, we must ask: why are the Waltons, a largely out-of-state family with no ties to Los Angeles’ children and little background in education, intent on turning our communities’ educational choices into a junior version of the cut-throat, profiteering corporate world? It’s time for us to take a hard look at ideological billionaires who are throwing their wealth into undermining our schools — before our children pay the real price."
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Wal-Mart Execs Panic Over Falling Stock
Wal-Mart Execs Panic Over Falling Stock
"Could these greedy sobs be any more pathetic? Maybe if they paid all their employees a living wage, they could afford to do a little shopping."
"Could these greedy sobs be any more pathetic? Maybe if they paid all their employees a living wage, they could afford to do a little shopping."
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Walmart Relentless as Thousands Set to Lose Out in New Health Care Policy | Common Dreams
Walmart Relentless as Thousands Set to Lose Out in New Health Care Policy | Common Dreams
"Walmart will continue to disappoint workers and labor rights activists in the coming months as it continues to ignore the current widespread workers' strike and protest movement against its labor policies and implements a new health insurance program that will deny healthcare coverage to employees who work fewer than 30 hours a week, according to a copy of the company’s policy obtained by The Huffington Post."
"Walmart will continue to disappoint workers and labor rights activists in the coming months as it continues to ignore the current widespread workers' strike and protest movement against its labor policies and implements a new health insurance program that will deny healthcare coverage to employees who work fewer than 30 hours a week, according to a copy of the company’s policy obtained by The Huffington Post."
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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