Wal-Mart to start selling Apple's iPhone on Sunday
Region: United StatesWal-Mart will start selling Apple's popular iPhone on Sunday, the chain said, confirming earlier reports by employees. Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become the second independe... more
Views: 1296Wall Street Unruffled by US 7-Year Jobless High
Region: United StatesOn 13 November 2008, Labour Department of USA released a report that jobless claims for last week had an increased by 32,000.The total season adjusted jobless claims is 516,000 which is very near to the jobless figure 7 ye... more
Views: 1509Financial stocks sparked Wall Street rally
Region: New YorkOver at Dow Jones, DJI had jumped significantly due to rebound of finanical stocks which had declined 8 percent over the last two very disappointing sessions. iThe latest government data showed inflation pressures may re... more
Views: 1699Wal-Mart’s Attempt to Kill Employee Choice Backfires
Region: United States
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW When Wal-Mart tried to squelch the Employee Free Choice Act by requiring its employees to sit through mandatory meetings that stress the downside for workers if stores were to be union... more
Views: 1954Wal-Mart Seeks to Deny Workers’ Disability Benefits—Again
Region: United States
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW Last week, Wal-Mart trotted out a new corporate logo in the hopes of turning around its public image as a company that cares more about the bottom line than its employees and customers... more
Views: 1481Score 1 for Darwin, 0 for Wal-Mart
Region: United States
by Tula Connell A few items have been piling up in my inbox that need to be shared. Workers who pick tomatoeshave been seeking a penny a pound increase in wages to help address their egregiously lo... more
Views: 1700Wal-Mart: Poster Store for Greed
Region: United States
One of the first things that comes to mind when thinking about Wal-Mart is the mega-retailer’s shoddy treatment of workers, including its sorry job safety record. Over the years, Wal-Mart has been ... more
Views: 1570US Stores Ration Rice
Region: Arkansas
For the first time since World War II, the US is rationing a food item. Sam’s Club began limiting bulk purchases of jasmine, basmati and long grain white rice this week in response to supply and demand trends. The Wa... more
Views: 1702Wal-Mart: Everyday Low Behavior
Region: United States
by Tula Connell Wal-Mart has been laying low, trying to spruce up its image in recent months. But two recent items show that fancy window dressing can’t hide the mega-giant retailer’s ugly a... more
Views: 1093After Damour's Death on Black Friday, His Family Files Suit Against Wal-Mart
Region: United StatesBlack Friday on Friday, November 28, the day after Thanksgiving, would be a day of infamy and notoriety. It would be the case in Long Island, New York. The scene was insane and chaotic at the Long Island Wal-Mart. Shoppers... more
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