- Amazon Alleges Wal-Mart Intimidation - http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,29194,00.html?st.ne.fd.mdh
"Amazon.com is accusing Wal-Mart Stores of waging an intimidation campaign against companies seeking to hire workers away from the world's largest retailer, court papers show." [News.com]
- Wal-Mart Watch - http://www.walmartwatch.com/
Wal-Mart's impact on local ways of living: Small businesses, people who know what they are selling, community relationships that all vanish when Wal-Mart moves in.
- Wal-Mart Employee Abuse Forum - http://members.aol.com/walmopboy/abuse/
Reports of abuse and unfair tactics by Wal-Mart toward employees. Forum with names and examples.
- Wal-Mart Wrecked a New England Town - http://www.inc.com/incmagazine/archives/07930761.html
Case example of how family businesses that were the backbone of communities are destroyed after Wal-Mart come to town.
- The Wal-Mart You Don't Know - http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
Fast Company looks at Wal-Mart's pricing practices and their sometimes devastating pressures it exerts on the companies it does business with.
- The Wal-Mart Effect - http://www.latimes.com/business/la-walmart-sg.storygallery
A series from the Los Angeles Times profiling the retail giant and its business practices.
- Fish Abuse by Walmart Stores - http://www.petlibrary.com/goldfish/walmart.htm
Complaints by the Goldfish Sanctuary of alleged abuse of fish sold by Wal-mart. Local reports and suggestions for a letter-writing campaign.
- Wal-Mart: The Facts - http://www.now.org/issues/wfw/wm-facts.html
Part of the National Organization for Women's "Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign" that alleges unfair labor practices by Wal-mart.
- Wal-Mart Litigation Project - http://www.wal-martlitigation.com/
Tracks information about litigation involving Wal-mart, and provides support services to attorneys who have already sued Wal-Mart.
- When Wal-Mart Comes to Town - http://www.inc.com/magazine/19930701/3644.html
Inc. Magazine's article about how a small Maine town reacted to Wal-Mart's opening three stores in the area.
- AgainstTheWal.com - http://www.againstthewal.com/
Collection of news articles focused mainly on Wal-Mart labor practices.
- Walmart Workers Canada - http://www.walmartworkerscanada.com
Campaign by the UFCW to unionise Wal-Mart stores in Canada.
- Walmart vs Women - http://www.walmartversuswomen.com/
Class action lawsuit charging Wal-Mart with employment discrimination policies. Including documentary, ad, and "Today" show TV segment.
- The Wal-Mart Menace - http://www.clevescene.com/issues/2002-09-04/feature.html/1/index.html
Article from Cleveland Scene that focuses on Wal-Mart's allegedly unethical legal behavior.
- Wal-Mart Censorship - http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/01.09.97/walmart-music-9702.html
Examines the issue of company's cultural censorship of rock and rap CDs by artists like Marilyn Manson, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Sheryl Crow. [MetroActive]
- Walmart Class - http://www.walmartclass.com/walmartclass94.pl
'Official' site of class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the largest civil rights class action ever certified.
- Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs [PDF] - http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/lowwage/walmart.pdf
UC Berkeley study finds that use of safety net programs by Wal-Mart workers in California is higher than average for the retail industry.
- Blog Against the Wal - http://blogagainstthewal.blogspot.com
A blog designed to spread the anti Wal-Mart message through the internet.
- NPR : Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott on Being on Top - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1803960
NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Wal-Mart president and CEO Lee Scott about the benefits of being a top Fortune 500 company and the problems that come with the prestige. [13-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast]
- NPR : Slate's Michael Kinsley: Wal-Mart Love-Hate - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1578326
Slate founding editor Michael Kinsley shares his thoughts with NPR's Alex Chadwick about the retailing behemoth Wal-Mart, and how a company that generates so much antagonism can be so successful. [5:14 Realaudio streaming broadcast]
- NPR : Wal-Mart Prices Put Onus on Suppliers - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1572652
Wal-Mart's low prices place severe demands on the discount chain's suppliers, according to a magazine report. A demand to cut prices 5 percent every year has forced some suppliers into bankruptcy and prompted others to shut down American factories for cheaper labor abroad. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and Charles Fishman of Fast Company magazine. [9-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast]
- Wal-Mart Facts - http://www.walmartfacts.com/
Wal-Mart's official facts and news website, with current news and information about the company.
- Common Dreams - Sweet Victory: Maryland Stands Up To Wal-Mart - http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0417-28.htm
Maryland approves a bill that would require all businesses there with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8% of their payroll on worker health benefits, directly affecting Walmart's low spending per worker.
- WalMart is Bad for Business - http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/badbusiness.html
An educator and activist worries about the effect of Wal-Mart on the economy, workers, taxpayers, the environment, and National Public Radio.
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