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Respect DC Supports Ballot Initiative Banning Corporate Campaign Contributions
From Union City–Despite the last-minute cancellation of the public hearing on a ballot initiative to ban direct corporate contributions to DC candidates, dozens of people showed up Feb. 13 at the planned hearing of the Board of Elections and Ethics … Continue reading
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Ward 4 Thrives Organizes City Wide Town Hall to Say NO to Walmart
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Willie Baker January 18, 2012 (202) 291-5119 Ward 4 Thrives Organizes City Wide Town Hall to Say NO to Walmart: DC Residents do NOT want Walmart harming their city and neighborhood WASHINGTON,D.C., January 18 — After … Continue reading
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McNutt Hails Pension Fund’s Walmart Divestment
UFCW Local 400 Tom McNutt today issued the following statement in response to the decision by one of the world’s largest pension funds, (ABP) of the Netherlands, to sell all its holdings in Walmart: “In an era when global capital … Continue reading
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Support Retail Workers Sticking Together For a Say Over Holiday Scheduling
From UFCW Blog–Black Friday has finally become Black Thanksgiving, leaving retail workers with no time for turkey – or to spend with their families. Retail workers go above and beyond to provide great service for their customers during the holiday … Continue reading
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Washington Post: Letter to the Editor from President McNutt
Written: October 30, 2011 To the Editor: Big box stores are to communities what elephants are to china shops. They often lower residents’ quality of life, drive down living standards, send small businesses into bankruptcy, create traffic nightmares, and do … Continue reading
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UFCW Local 400 Blasts Walmart’s Health Care Cutbacks
UFCW Local 400 President Tom McNutt today issued the following statement on Walmart’s decision to stop offering health care coverage to its part-time workers and to impose huge increases on premiums for its other employees: “Walmart’s assault on the middle … Continue reading
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Walmart China Closes Stores Admist Pork Mislabeling Scandel
From Huffington Post–Walmart China Closes Chongqing Stores Amidst Pork Mislabeling Scandal SHANGHAI — Wal-Mart has been ordered to temporarily close some stores in the Chinese city of Chongqing and to pay 2.7 million yuan ($421,000) in fines following an investigation … Continue reading
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Occupy DC Protest Dinner at Union Station
Last Thursday night, Union Station was taken over by hundreds of Respect DC and other community allies as part of the Occupy DC protest. The protest took place just outside a fundraiser hosted by Conservation International. The protesters chose the … Continue reading
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Different Cities, Same Mistreatment
Three Walmart associates from around the country share experience Even though they live in different cities, Walmart associates Cynthia Murray, Kenny Jones and Girshriela Green found they all shared the same experience of being disrespected, disregarded and dismissed. “Even though … Continue reading
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DC Mayor Gray Apparently “Close” to Community Benefits Agreement
From Union City–Mayor Gray Apparently “Close” to CBA: Highly-placed sources in DC Mayor Vincent Gray’s office now say the Mayor is “actually very close” on a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA). Union City reported last Friday that dozens of community groups and residents, … Continue reading
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