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Unions, buoyed by election, flex their muscles

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, Nov 22 2012, 7:48pm CST

Theyre fed up, and theyre not going to take it anymore. Thats the case for thousands of employees across the country who are striking and walking out of jobs rather than accepting changes to their pay and benefits. It might be a shot in the arm for a lab ...

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Walmart is Suing the DFW Union Workers Who Have Been Protesting Their Stores

Source: Dallas Observer  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:03am CDT

Over the last year or so, Defendants have violated Texas law through coordinated statewide acts of trespass. Defendants enter onto Walmart's private property (and oftentimes inside Walmart stores), disrupt operatio ...

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The American Dream? Temporary Workers on the Rise

Source: Accuracy in Media  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:17am CDT

WASHINGTON — In signs of a changing corporate strategy, part-time and temporary workers are the new norm. Reuters reports that Wal-Mart is shifting to this strategy and seems to be focused on cutting costs. This tempo ...

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Source: Seattle Business Journal  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:17am CDT

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has stumbled in its efforts to keep up in the online sales battle with retailing giant Amazon.com Inc. and now realizes it can't clone Amazon's huge and efficient logistics network. T ...

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Sam’s Club is a strong, robust 30-year-old this year, and some new incentives for members - such as the first ever use of a special savings book, online deals and technology-driven check-outs - are giving the war ...

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Some residents of Peoria are upset about a plan to sell a high school football stadium and nearby softball fields to Wal-Mart. The Journal Star in Peoria reports ( http://bit.ly/18XhR1C) about 100 people attended a meeting to ...

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