Guest guest Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 How about some proof to back up these serious accusations? on 3/30/2004 9:46 PM, Lynn at dayrain@... wrote: > Just writing to suggest that folks consider *not* shopping at Walmart, > seeing as Walmart uses unconscionable tactics to save money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Francesca Skelton wrote: Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [ ] shopping at Walmart > > How about some proof to back up these serious accusations? > > on 3/30/2004 9:46 PM, Lynn at dayrain@... wrote: > > > Just writing to suggest that folks consider *not* shopping at Walmart, > > seeing as Walmart uses unconscionable tactics to save money. To reply, I searched www.commondreams.org to find full-text articles that originated from various sources. In the following, pertinent facts are mixed in with discussion of the problem. No doubt the writers and various persons and organizations mentioned in the articles could provide further data, as could a reading of the public record regarding mentioned lawsuits. Published on Monday, January 26, 2004 by the San Diego Union-Tribune Wal-Mart vs. America's Middle Class by O. Goldsborough http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0126-05.htm Published on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 by the Washington Post In Wal-Mart's America by Harold Meyerson " According to a study by Forbes, Wal-Mart employees earn an average hourly wage of $7.50.... " (See slightly higher figure found by the The New York Times in its article referenced below.) http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0827-06.htm Published on Wednesday, February 18 ,2004 by the Seattle Times Wal-Mart Nation: The Race to the Bottom by Floyd J. McKay " Los Angeles is ... about to take a stand that ought to be applauded across the country. That stand is to say " no " to a Wal-Mart " supercenter " that the retailing giant hopes to open in the city. " Wal-Mart is currently being sued in some 40 cases charging various abuses of labor laws, and last fall it was reported the company extensively employs illegal aliens as janitors. Wal-Mart has successfully opposed unionization and frequently pays well below competing stores. " http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0218-10.htm Published on Wednesday, April 5, 2000 Pruneyard & The Walmart 9 by Dan Hamburg Executive Director of Voice of the Environment Wal-Mart actions in restraint of freedom of speech. http://www.commondreams.org/views/040500-106.htm Published on Thursday, June 26, 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle Wal-Mart Wars by Ruth Rosen " ... a study done by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) .... found that an influx of big-box stores into San Diego would result in an annual decline in wages and benefits between $105 million and $221 million, and an increase of $9 million in public health costs. SDCTA also estimated that the region would lose pensions and retirement benefits valued between $89 million and $170 million per year and that even increased sales and property tax revenues would not cover the extra costs of necessary public services. 'Good jobs, good pay, and good benefits should be the goal of an economy,' SDCTA concluded, 'and supercenters are not consistent with that objective.' " http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0626-06.htm Published on Monday, December 8, 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle Wal-Mart's Big Squeeze Play by Harley Sorensen Wal-Mart wages compared to southern California supermarket chain wages. Contains a link to " an outstanding three-part series on Wal-Mart " by The Los Angeles Times. http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1208-08.htm Published on Monday, February 9, 2004 by Reuters Wal-Mart Accused Over Chinese Factory by Grant McCool http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0209-10.htm Published on Thursday, May 1, 2003 by the Long Island, NY Newsday Meet the Enron of Workers' Rights by Liza Featherstone " In addition to sex discrimination, Wal-Mart is notorious for ignoring federal laws protecting workers' freedom of association. The company has been found guilty of retaliating against - even firing - workers for union organizing. " Wal-Mart has also been accused, in class action suits filed in more than 30 states, of breaking federal overtime laws. In many cases, workers say, managers locked the store doors and would not allow workers to leave. " Workers who make clothing and toys sold at Wal-Mart - mostly young women in Asia - aren't treated much better. The company is frequently criticized by human rights groups like the National Labor Committee and the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights for its less-than-half-hearted efforts to improve sweatshop conditions in factories making Wal- Mart goods. " http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0501-01.htm Published on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 in the New York Times Suits Say Wal-Mart Forces Workers to Toil Off the Clock by Greenhouse " Although company policy prohibits off-the-clock work, Wal-Mart has created a system of rewards and punishments that critics say gives managers strong incentives to demand such work. " (Details given.) http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0625-04.htm To find many more pertinent articles, search on " Wal-Mart " at www.commondreams.org. As I said earlier, Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [ ] BP ......... Na ...... Ca > > Let's allow issues of right and wrong to have a place in our nutrition and purchasing choices! 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