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In the New York Times Sunday Bruce Springsteen expressed his regret on having his new album for sale exclusively at Wal-Mart.
“given its labor history, it was something that if we’d thought about it a little longer, we’d have done something different.” He added, “It was a mistake….”
You can read the entire piece here.
Image via WikipediaLee Scott scores again, even in a ‘recession’, a CNN Money Blog analyzes how bad CEO’s did in the market, then they look at Lee Scott…
Wal-Mart continues world domination, acquiring over 58% of a Chilean supermarket.
Image via WikipediaWe’re currently involved with developing a website to backbone a campaign geared towards taking action against the current Supermarket crisis throughout the five boroughs. The project is called the ‘Building Blocks Project’. Here’s a quick synopsis of Local 1500’s project, if you would like to get involved just follow this link and sign up!
The lack of affordable and quality food available to consumers through traditional Supermarkets has reached crisis levels. Communities are affected both economically and with health related problems. Good jobs are being lost due to store closings, and we are failing to create new jobs through new supermarket development. Diabetes, obesity and heart related illnesses are at epidemic levels.
Through our Building Blocks Project, we intend to form a long-term coalition of labor unions, healthcare professionals, hunger and nutrition advocates, food access experts, elected leaders, community activists and faith-based leaders to ensure that all communities have the basic Building Blocks of good food, good jobs and good health. When a community is built upon this foundation, it produces positive results for all residents of New York State.