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Wal-Mart's 'Invisible Army' of Lobbyists
Wal-Mart faces many threats to its ongoing profitability. That's why it employs two platoons worth of lobbyists, and spends millions of dollars annually to minimize the dangers from government policy.
Canadian Walmart worker fired for saving a dog
A former Wal-Mart employee in Kemptville, Ont., about 60 km south of Ottawa, was fired for confronting a customer who left a dog in a truck during a hot day this week, she says.
Secret Walmart memo leaked about Black Friday Strikes: "Where are all the customers!?"
Recently leaked emails from Walmart executives following Black Friday reveal how rattled the corporation was about the impact of OUR Walmart strikes across the United States. In the leaked emails, one executive asks, “Where are all the customers?” A look at Walmart’s fourth quarter sales reveals “anemic growth” in the market of the US.
Cambodian workers win $200,000 settlement from Walmart, H&M
After a two-month strike, Cambodian workers from a factory that manufacturing clothing for Walmart and H&M have won a $200,000 settlement they say was owed to them in back wages.
