The Case Against Wal-Mart
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (535 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0971154236 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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by illegally lowering prices below wholesale * Has forced the movement of thousands of manufacturing jobs out of the U.S. The Case Against Wal-Mart is presented as a legal brief against Wal-Mart – with "counts" against the company ranging from its employment practices to its "Made in America" mythology. It has become perhaps the most disliked retailer in America today. The timing couldn't be better. * Calls "full-time" 28 hours per week and pays wages so low that many of its employees qualify – and accept – welfare payments * Demands millions of dollars in tax breaks to locate in communities all over the U.S., while it earns billions of dollars in profits. It presents evidence to make its case that Wal-Mart: * Forces its own workers to labor "off the clock" without pay * Uses overseas sweatshop labor to manufacture its corporate brand clothing * Sells knock-off and counterfeit merchandise that misleads and confuses its customers * Destroys acres of environmentally sensitive lands to build new Wal-Marts, close to existing Wal-Marts that will be closed * Has eliminated all competition in many towns across
About the Author Al Norman is a Sprawl-Buster. o In June of 2001, Al's work was featured in the PBS film Store Wars, and in the National Geographic magazine. (1999). Over the past 10 years, Norman has traveled to 43 states, Canada. He is an activist in the grassroots movement that's fighting to save home town America. "He publishes a "Sprawl-Busters" newsletter to keep groups apprised of their counterparts' tactics," the WSJ wrote, "and which of those tactics work or fail. Ireland, Barbados, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands helping citizen's gr
"Loads of information in a tight format" according to Mike Matejka. Reviewed by Michael G. MatejkaIs Wal-Mart the happy yellow smiley face, or a lurking monster destroying American jobs and communities?The world's largest retailer, currently expanding into the Chinese market, has quite a rap sheet againstFor a quick . EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DOWNSIDE OF WAL-MART Regina Costantino Every Wal-Mart shopper should read this book before their next trip to the superstore. It gives incredible insight to the corporate day to day practices that put Wal-Mart at the top of the Fortune 500 listAND at the bottom of welcome list for many to. "Devastating Indictment of the World�s Largest Retailer" according to Michael L Berler. In The Case Against Wal-mart, Al Norman delivers a blistering indictment of Wal-mart's meteoric growth and practices. Even if you think you've heard all the dirt on Wal-mart, you will be shocked by the voluminous detail Al Norman provides on the insi
Al Norman is a Sprawl-Buster. Ireland, Barbados, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands helping citizen's groups "break their Chains." "The information he puts out has all the makings of a Stephen King novel," says a Wal-Mart spokesman. The Nation article was later reprinted in the Utne Reader, the best of the alternative press (Nov/Dec 1994). He sends out to all who ask a packet with materal he developed fo