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  > Moms Vs. Walmart
Sign their letter to CEO Lee Scott

  > No South Hill WalMart
Spokane, WA campaign

> Tackling Wal-Mart takes Oregonization
It is possible to beat the Wal-Mart lawyers and shortsighted local politicians who see immediate property taxes but ignore the long-term flight of local businesses....

> Wal-Mart Whistleblower Speaks Out
A former Wal-Mart manager is speaking out

> Wal-Mart Watch
"Perhaps no other group is scrutinizing the company more thoroughly than Wal-Mart Watch..."

> Wal-Mart Movie
WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight goliath.

> Wake up Wal-Mart
How much do you think Wal-Mart cost federal taxpayers since January 1, 2005?

> The Greenspot.org
A new list of local sustainable businesses promoted by the Central Oregon Environmental Center

> Acres for Wal-Mart
AlterNet story that looks at Wal-Mart's Acres for America scheme.

> Jobs With Justice
Wal-Mart related stories

> How Do You Deal with the Entry of a New Wal-Mart Supercenter into Your Town?
Should you or should you not support the location of a Wal-Mart store in or near your community?

> United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Wal-Mart’s use of its “Only in America” sponsorship is simply another cynical attempt to deceive customers about Wal-Mart’s responsibility for sending more jobs overseas than any other American corporation and lowering U.S. wages.

> Save Cedar Mill
Is this the future we want for the Cedar Mill area?

> Gresham First

> Against the Wal

> American Rights at Work
...a closer look at Wal-Mart's practice of opening and closing locations suggests its anti-union stance might be a more accurate reason for its decision.

> The Hometown Advantage
Revealing a remarkable disregard for self-government and the wishes of communities where it does business, Wal-Mart is attempting to skirt a size cap law in Calvert County, Maryland, by erecting two side-by-side stores.

> Hood River Citizens for Responsible Growth
Current plans for building a 185,000 square foot Wal-Mart mega-store and 12-acre parking facility at the intersection of Country Club and Frankton Roads undermines this valuable resource by destroying our small, locally owned shopping districts that are vital to our economy.

> Al Norman's Sprawl-Busters
No matter what the logo on the building says--Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Target, Lowe's, Kohls, CVS--if its unwanted development, Sprawl-Busters can help you stop it.

> Walmart Versus Women
Business Week reports that Wal-Mart pays women less than men.

> UNIONS TO WAL-MART: THE GLOVES ARE OFF
After a few piece-meal failed attempts, a full force effort and new creative strategy are needed to organize the nation's largest retailer.

> RACE TO THE BOTTOM
Padding opponents' bank accounts and exploiting racial tensions are among Wal-Mart's new and improved tactics; but they wouldn't work if communities didn't have tensions to exploit.

> Congressional report hits Wal-Mart 'costs'
Colossus retailer Wal-Mart drains government resources because its low-paid, under-insured or non-insured workers have to rely on public subsidies, such as school lunch programs and Section 8 housing, according to a congressional report Rep. George Miller released here Monday.

> Walmart Domination
Across the country, communities are girding for battle against Wal-Mart domination as the company moves to add 220 new U.S. supercenters this year alone